Standard (EADGBE)

You, with your words like knives and swords

And weapons that you use against me

You, have knocked me off my feet again

Got me feelin' like a nothin'

You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board

Callin' me out when I'm wounded

You, pickin' on the weaker man

Well you can take me down with just one single blow

 But you don't know, what you don't know...

Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

You, with your swithching sides and

 Your wild fire lies and your humiliation

You, have pointed out my flaws again

 As if I don't already see them

I walk with my head down

 Tryin' to block you out 'cause I never impress you

I just wanna feel okay again

I bet you got pushed around

Somebody made you cold

But the cycle ends right now 'cause

You can't lead me down that road

 And you don't know what you don't know

Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

 And I can see you years from now in a bar

Talkin' over a football game

With that same big loud opinion

But no one's listening

Washed up and ranting about the

* *once * (fingerpicking)

Same old bitter things

Drunk and grumblin' all about how I can't sing

 But all you are is mean

All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic

 And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

*Palm mute*

But someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah

Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean

 Why you gotta be so...Someday

I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)

 And all you're ever gonna be is mean (why ya gotta be so mean)

Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean)

  * *once * *

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

 Why you gotta be so mean?