How to Play Mean on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - Mean can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Dm, F chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Mean with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Taylor Swift - Mean Chords

Chord reference C, G, Dm, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]You with your [G]words like knives And [Dm]swords and weapons that you [F]use against me. [C]You, have [G]knocked me off my [Dm]feet again, Got me [F]feeling like nothing [C]You, with your [G]voice like nails on a [Dm]chalkboard Calling me [F]out, when i’m wounded [C]you[G]picking on the weaker [F]man

[G]Well you can take me [Dm]down, with just one [F]single [G]blow But [F]you don’t know, what you don’t know

[C]Someday, [G]I’ll be, [Dm]living in a big old [F]city And [C]all your [G]ever gonna be is [F]mean. [C]Someday, [G]I’ll be, [Dm]big enough so you can’t [F]hit me And [C]all your [Dm]ever gonna be is [F]mean, [F]Why ya gotta be so, [C]mean?

[C]You, with your [G]switching sides And your [Dm]wildfire lies and your [F]humiliation [C]You, are [G]pointing out my [Dm]flaws again As if i [F]don’t already see them. [C]I walk with [G]my head down, Trying to [Dm]block you out cause i [F]never impress you. I [C]just [G]wanna feel [Dm]ok, [F]again.

[G]I bet you got pushed around, [Dm]somebody [F]made you cold. [G]But, the cycle ends right now ‘Cause you [F]can’t lead me down that road, And you don’t know, what [F]you don’t know.

And i can [G]see you years from now in a [Dm]bar, Talking over a [F]football game. [G]With that same big loud opinion But [Dm]nobody’s [F]listening. [G]Washed up and ranting bout the [Dm]same old [F]bitter [G]things, [G]Drunk and grumbling on about [Dm]how i [F]can’t [G]sing. But all you are [C]is, [G] [Dm] [F]mean. All you are is [C]mean, And a [G]liar, and [Dm]pathetic, and [F]alone in life and [C]mean And [G]mean, and [Dm]mean, and [F]mean

But [C]someday, [G]I’ll be, [Dm]living in a big old [F]city. And [C]all your [G]ever gonna be is [F]mean…

Artist Taylor Swift

Album Speak Now

Genres Country, Pop

Year 2010

Key C

Taylor Swift - Mean can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Dm, F chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Mean with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.