Mean Man Chords by Betty Harris

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[E] _ _ [F#] He's [C#] a mean [F#] man.
[E] He's that kind of [F#] guy.
_ [C#] _ [F#] I better [E] him for school [F#] day.
_ [C#] At [F#] least for me, I [E] should say food [F#] day.
[C#] _ After waiting all day, [Fm] thinking he would just be [A#m] mine.
He acts as if he doesn't [A] know just how much I love [C#] him.
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[E] He's a cruel [F#] man.
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] I [E] hurt the rule [F#] man.
_ [C#] Do [F#] me so wrong, [C#m] though it's a [F#] sin.
_ [C#] And [F#] I forgive him [C#m] time and time [G#] again.
_ [C#] Someday [F#] I may [E] break his tie tonight.
[F#] _ _ [C#] I'll see [F#] no hope for [C#m] the soul of [F#] mine.
When I cry to face the [C] truth, tell myself I'll cut him loose.
[F#] He puts his arm around me [A] tightly.
He's cold to the touch.
He's a mean [F#] man.
There's [E] no other man.
_ [C#] _ He's going to be [E] my lover [F#] man.
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[C#] _ [F#] Jimmy loves [E] me and Henry too. _
[C#] But [F#] I should wait [E] around for you know [F#] who.
[C#] Just [F#] when I need him, [E] he's a-falling [F#] low.
[C#] But [F#] still my love is [E] getting stronger.
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[C#] Further in the field [Fm] time, he just starts to come [F#] around.
He acts as if he doesn't [A] know that I'm alive, he hates me [C#] so.
_ [F#] But [E] he's a sweet [F#] man.
[C#] _ [F#] He's a [C#m] defeat [F#] man. _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] He's a cruel [F#] man. _
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[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _