Mean (Taylor's Version) Guitar Chords by Taylor Swift

Chords used: (B) (E) (A) (C#m) (D) (Bm)
Key: E
Capo: No capo (assuming the original key)
Tempo: 167 BPM

Verse 1

(C#m) You, (B) with your words like knives
(A) And swords and weapons that you use against me
(C#m) You have (B) knocked me off my (A) feet again
(A) Got me feelin' like a (C#m) nothing
(C#m) You, (B) with your voice like nails on a (A) chalkboard
(A) Calling me out when I'm wounded
(C#m) You, (B) pickin' on the (A) weaker man

Pre Chorus

(B) Well, you can take me down
(E) With just one (A) single (B) blow
(B) But you don't know what you (A) don't know

Chorus

(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) livin' in a big ole (A) city
(A) And (E) all you're (B) ever gonna be is (A) mean
(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) big enough so you can't (A) hit me
(E) And all you're (B) ever gonna be is (A) mean
(A) Why you gotta be so (E) mean?

Verse 2

(C#m) You, with (B) your switching sides
(A) And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
(C#m) You have (B) pointed out my (A) flaws again
(A) As if I don't already see them
(C#m) I walk with my head (B) down, trying to (A) block you out
(A) Cause I'll never (C#m) impress you
(C#m) I just wanna feel (A) okay again

Pre Chorus

(B) I bet you got pushed (E) around
(A) Somebody made you (B) cold
(B) But the cycle ends right now
(A) Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know what you don't know

Chorus

(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) livin' in a big ole (A) city
(E) And all you're ever (B) gonna be is (A) mean
(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) big enough so you can't (A) hit me
(E) And all you're (B) ever gonna be is (A) mean
(A) Why you gotta be so (E) mean?

Bridge

(A) And I can see (B) you years from now in a bar
(E) Talking over a (A) football game
(B) With that same big, loud opinion, but (E) nobody's (A) listening (B)
(B) Washed up and ranting about the (C#m) same ole (B) bitter (A) things
(B) Drunk and grumbling on about how (C#m) I can't (A) sing
(A) But all you are is (E) mean

Builtup

(A) All you are is (E) mean
(B) And a liar, (C#m) and pathetic
(A) And alone in life, and (E) mean
(E) And (B) mean, (C#m) and mean, (A) and mean

Chorus

(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (A) livin' in a big ole city
(E) And all you're ever (B) gonna be is (A) mean
(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) big enough so you can't (A) hit me
(E) And all you're (B) ever gonna be is (A) mean
(A) Why you gotta be so (E) mean?
(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) livin' in a big ole (A) city
(Why you gotta be so mean?)
(E) And all you're (B) ever gonna be is (A) mean
(Why you gotta be so mean?)
(E) Someday, (B) I'll be (C#m) big enough so you can't (A) hit me
(Why you gotta be so mean?)
(E) And all (B) you're ever gonna be is (A) mean
(A) Why you gotta be so (E) mean?

Song Info & Credits -

Artist/Band: Taylor Swift
Release Date: July 7th, 2023
Album: Taylor's Version Vault
Genre: Pop/Rock