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Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues Chords

Chord reference C, F, G7, C7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Hmm well I got a woman mean as she can be Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me [G7] She gotta [C]ruby lips she got shapely hips yeah Boy she makes old [G7]Roy flip

Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me [G7] Well [C]I ain’t bragging be sure it’s understood Everything I do well I [C7]sure do it good Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me [G7]

She gotta [C]ruby lips she got shapely hips yeah Boy she makes [C7]old Roy flip Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me

Artist Roy Orbison
Album Single
Genres Country
Year 1963
Key C

How to Play Mean Woman Blues on Guitar?

Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G7, C7 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 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.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

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