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"Mean To Me" by Tonic
From the album "Sugar"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: Oasis4U2NV@aol.com
Everything played with Capo on the 1st Fret
Chords used:
Am G C Fmaj7 Cadd9
e|-0----3----0----0-----3--|
B|-1----0----1----1-----0--|
G|-2----0----0----2-----0--|
D|-2----0----2----3-----2--|
A|-0----2----3----3-----3--|
E|-0----3----0----x-----x--|
Riff: Played with Capo on 1st fret
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---------------0----|
A|---------0-2-3---3--|
E|--0-1-3-------------|
Listen to the CD for strumming patterns.
Verse 1:
Am G C
There's an empty place inside that is hurting me
Am Fmaj7
A place that keeps my heart out on it's own
Fmaj7 Am
A disconnected function of my wretchedness
G Cadd9 G
That keeps me so hard pressed
Verse 2:
Am G C
It's a place where words are spoken you will never hear
Am Fmaj7
A broken bridge of lines that just won't come
Fmaj7 Am
An empty lung that won't give the wind to speak at me
G Fmaj7 [riff]
How far can it be from home
Chorus 1:
C Am Fmaj7
Why you gotta be so mean to me
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta drag me down just to make me see
C Am Fmaj7
You know I don't listen good and I'm always in need
C Am G
Why you gotta be so mean to me
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tonic/mean_to_me_crd_ver_5.html ]
Verse 3:
Am G C
Do you think that it got up and left for good this time
Am Fmaj7
A crowd of faceless strangers moving on
Fmaj7 Am
A feeling that you left it all behind you now
G Fmaj7 [riff]
That it doesn't hurt somehow to know
Chorus 2:
C Am Fmaj7
Why you gotta be so mean to me
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta drag me down just to make me see
C Am Fmaj7
You know I don't listen good and I'm always in need
C Am G Fmaj7 [riff]
Why you gotta be so mean to me Yeah heah heah
Solo (same chords and riff as chorus)
Verse 4:
Am G C
So open up the book that you keep deep inside
Am Fmaj7
Let the pages yellow in the sun
Fmaj7 Am
Show them that you're not afraid to let them see
G Fmaj7 [riff]
How far you can be from home
Chorus:
C Am Fmaj7
Why you gotta be so mean to me
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta drag me down just to make me see
C Am Fmaj7
You know I don't listen good and I'm always in need
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta be so fuckin' mean to me
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta be, why you gotta be
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta be, why you gotta be
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta be, why you gotta be
C Am [riff]
Why you gotta be so mean to me
