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She''s So Mean by Matchbox Twenty
She''s So Mean
Capo: 5th fret
[Intro]
G D Cadd9 x2
[Verse]
G
I kn-kn-know a girl
D Cadd9 G
She gets what she wants all the time
D Cadd9
Cause shes fine
G D Cadd9
But for an angel, shes a hot, hot mess
G
Make you so blind
D Cadd9
But you dont mind
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9
Cause shes an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9
Shes a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
G D Cadd9
She''ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
G D Cadd9
She likes to stay late at the party cause the fun never ends
G D Cadd9
And all her clothes are on the floor, and all your records are scratched
G D Cadd9
Shes like a one-way ticket cause you can’t come back
[Chorus]
G
Sayin yeah, and you want her
D Cadd9
But shes so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
G
Yeah, and you want her
D Cadd9
But she’s so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
[Verse]
G D Cadd9
You kn-kn-know that if you dont shut your mouth
G D Cadd9
She’ll freak out
G D
You better get your shit together
Cadd9 G
Cause shes bringing you down, now
D Cadd9
Yeah, boy, you better, you better
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9
Cause shes an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl,
G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9
Shes a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
G D Cadd9
Shes got a wicked sense of humor, can’t believe what she says
G D Cadd9
She drinks Bacardi in the morning till it goes to her head
G D Cadd9
And all you want is just to hold her, but she don’t go for that
G D Cadd9
She has a hard time coming when she can’t hit back
[Chorus]
G
Sayin yeah, and you want her
D Cadd9
But shes so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
G
Yeah, and you want her
D Cadd9
But she’s so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
[Bridge]
Em G
Every now and then she makes you just a little bit crazy
Em Cadd9
She’ll turn the knife into your back and then she’s calling you ‘baby’
D
Crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
G D Cadd9
She’ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
G D Cadd9
She likes to stay late at the party cause the fun never ends
G D Cadd9
And all her clothes are on the floor, and all your records are scratched
G D Cadd9
She’s like a one-way ticket cause you can’t come back
[Chorus]
G
Sayin’ yeah, and you want her
D Cadd9
But she’s so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
G
Yeah, and you want her
D Cadd9
But she’s so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
G D Cadd9
Yeah man I know how you want her
G D Cadd9
Yeah man I know how you want her
G D Cadd9
Yeah man I know how you want her, but she’s so mean
G D Cadd9
(You’ll never let her go, why don’t you let her go?)
[Outro]
G D Cadd9 x2
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version 2
G
I kn-kn-know a girl
D C G
She gets what she wants all the time
D C
Cause she''s fine
G D C
But for an angel, she''s a hot, hot mess
G
Make you so blind
D C
But you don''t mind
G D C G D C
Cause she''s an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
G D C G D C
She''s a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
G D C
She''ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
G D C
She likes to stay late at the party cause the fun never ends
G D C
And all her clothes are on the floor, and all your records are scratched
G D C
She''s like a one-way ticket cause you can''t come back
G D
Sayin'' yeah, and you want her
C G
But she''s so mean
D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
G D
Yeah, and you want her
C G
But she''s so mean
D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
G D C
You kn-kn-know that if you don''t shut your mouth
G D C
She''ll freak out
G D
You better get your shit together
C G
Cause she''s bringing you down, now
D C
Yeah, boy, you better, you better
G D C G D C
Cause she''s an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
G D C G D C
She''s a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
G D C
She''s got a wicked sense of humor, can''t believe what she says
G D C
She drinks Bacardi in the morning till it goes to her head
G D C
And all you want is just to hold her, but she don''t go for that
G D C
She has a hard time coming when she can''t hit back
G D
Sayin'' yeah, and you want her
C G
But she''s so mean
D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
G D
Yeah, and you want her
C G
But she''s so mean
D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
Em G
Every now and then she makes you just a little bit crazy (crazy)
Em C D
She''ll turn the knife into your back and then she''s calling you ''baby'' crazy
G D C
(She''ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
G D C
She likes to stay late at the party cause the fun never ends
G D C
And all her clothes are on the floor, and all your records are scratched
G D C
She''s like a one-way ticket cause you can''t come back)
G D
Sayin'' yeah, and you want her
C G
But she''s so mean
D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
G D
Yeah, and you want her
C G
But she''s so mean
D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
G D C
Yeah man I know that you want her
G D C
Yeah man I know that you want her
G D C
Yeah man I know that you want her, but she''s so mean
G D C
(You''ll never let her go, why don''t you let her go?)
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro
C G F x2
Verse
C
I kn-kn-know a girl
G F C
She gets what she wants all the time
G F
Cause shes fine
C G F
But for an angel, shes a hot, hot mess
C
Make you so blind
G F
But you dont mind
Prechorus 1
C G F C G F
Cause shes an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
C G F C G F
Shes a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
C G F
She''ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
C G F
She likes to stay late at the party cause the fun never ends
C G F
And all her clothes are on the floor, and all your records are scratched
C G F
Shes like a one-way ticket cause you can’t come back
Chorus
C G
Sayin yeah, and you want her
F C
But shes so mean
C G F
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
C G
Yeah, and you want her
F C
But she’s so mean
C G F
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
Verse
C G F
You kn-kn-know that if you dont shut your mouth
C G F
She’ll freak out
C G
You better get your shit together
F C
Cause shes bringing you down, now
G F
Yeah, boy, you better, you better
Prechorus 2
C G F C
G F C G F
Cause shes an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
C G F C G F
Shes a hardcore, candy-store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
C G F
Shes got a wicked sense of humor, can’t believe what she says
C G F
She drinks Bacardi in the morning till it goes to her head
C G F
And all you want is just to hold her, but she don’t go for that
C G F
She has a hard time coming when she can’t hit back
Chorus:
C G
Sayin yeah, and you want her
F C
But shes so mean
C G F
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
C G
Yeah, and you want her
F C
But she’s so mean
C G F
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
Bridge
Am C
Every now and then she makes you just a little bit crazy
Am F
She’ll turn the knife into your back and then she’s calling you ‘baby’
G C
Crazy
Prechorus
C G F
She''ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
C G F
She likes to stay late at the party cause the fun never ends
C G F
And all her clothes are on the floor, and all your records are scratched
C G F
Shes like a one-way ticket cause you can’t come back
Chorus
C G
Sayin yeah, and you want her
F C
But shes so mean
C G F
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
C G
Yeah, and you want her
F C
But she’s so mean
C G F
(You’ll never let her go, why dont you let her go?)
Outro
C G F x2
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version 4
Standard Tuning
Intro/Verse
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-5--5-5-5/12-12-12-10--|
D|-5--5-5-5/12-12-12-10--|
A|-3--3-3-3/10-10-10-10--|
E|-----------------------|
Halfway through a distorted guitar comes in doing this:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-5--5-5-5------------|
D|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-3---|
A|-3--3-3-3--5-5-5-3---|
E|-----------3-3-3-1---|
Pre-chorus
The way you pick the chords isn''t that important (I''ve
given my example of what I usually do), but what''s important
are getting the changes which I''ve marked
C G F/C
e|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----|-----0------|
B|---1-----1-----1-|---0---|-1-----1----|
G|-----0-----0-----|-----0-|---------2--|
D|-----------------|-------|------------|
A|-----------------|-------|------------|
E|-----------------|-------|------------|
C G F/C
She''ll make you take her to the club, but then she leaves with her friends
C G F/C
She likes to stay late at the party, ''cause the fun never ends
C G F/C
And all her clothes are on the floor and all your records are scratched
C G F/C
She''s like a one-way ticket ''cause you can''t come back!
Chorus
C Gadd11 Csus4
e|--3--|---3---|--3--|
B|--1--|---1---|--1--|
G|--0--|---0---|--0--|
D|--2--|---0---|--3--|
A|--3--|---2---|--3--|
E|-----|---3---|-----|
C Gadd11 Csus4
Saying yeah... you want her, but she''s so mean
C Gadd11 Csus4
(You''ll never let her go. Why don''t you let her go?)
C Gadd11 Csus4
Saying yeah... you want her, but she''s so mean
C Gadd11 Csus4
(You''ll never let her go. Why don''t you let her go?)
Bridge
Repeat each chord as necessary
e|----------------------------------|
B|-1---------1---------1---------1--|
G|-2---------2---------2---------2--|
D|-2---------3---------2---------2--|
A|-0---------3---------0---------3--|
E|----------------------------------|
After the last pre-chorus and chorus play the intro a couple
more times, but end on the C powerchord.
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