Tom: C Am G F You, with your words like knives and swords (F) And weapons that you use against me Am G F You, have knocked me off my feet again (F) Got me feelin' like a nothin' Am G F You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board (F) Callin' me out when I'm wounded Am G F You, pickin' on the weaker man G C F G Well you can take me down with just one single blow F But you don't know, what you don't know... C Gsus4 F Someday I'll be livin' in a big ol' city C Gsus4 F And all you're ever gonna be is mean C Gsus4 F Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me C Gsus4 G...... And all you're ever gonna be is mean ...... C C Why you gotta be so mean? Am G You, with your swithching sides and F Your wild fire lies and your humiliation Am G F You, have pointed out my flaws again As if I don't already see them Am G I walk with my head down F Tryin' to block you out F 'Cause I never impress you Am G F I just wanna feel okay again G I bet you got pushed around C F G Somebody made you cold (G) But the cycle ends right now 'cause F You can't lead me down that road F And you don't know what you don't know C Gsus4 F Someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city C Gsus4 F And all you're ever gonna be is mean C Gsus4 F Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me C Gsus4 F And all you're ever gonna be is mean C C -once Gsus4 F Why you gotta be so mean? G And I can see you years from now in a bar C F G Talkin' over a football game (G) With that same big loud opinion C F G But no one's listening (G) Washed up and ranting about the C G F Same old bitter things G C G F Drunk and grumblin' all about how I can't sing C G Am But all you are is mean F C G Am All you are is mean...and a liar...and pathetic F C G Am F And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean C Gsus4 F But someday I'll be livin in a big ol' city C Gsus4 F F And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah--ah C Gsus4 F Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me C Gsus4 F And all you're ever gonna be is mean (F) C Why you gotta be so...Someday Gsus4 F I'll be livin in a big ol' city (why ya gotta be so mean) C Gsus4 F And all you're ever gonna be is mean (why ya gotta be so mean) C Gsus4 F Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me (why ya gotta be so mean) C Gsus4 F And all you're ever gonna be is mean C Why you gotta be so mean?