MEAN GREEN MOTHER FROM OUTERSPACE Chords by Levi Stubbs
Tempo:
104.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Db
Ab
Bb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Bb] [B] [C] Better wait a minute.
[Cm] You better hold the phone.
[Fm] Better mind your manners.
Better [Bb] change your [Bm] tone.
[C] Don't you threaten me, son.
[Eb] You got a lot of gold.
[F] We're gonna do things my way.
[Fm] Only do [Ab] things at [Ebm] all.
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] You [Eb] don't know what you're missing.
You got [Db] no idea.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
If you're [Ab] looking here, [Eb] you don't [Db] know what you're up [Eb] against.
No, no, [Bbm] way, no how.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're messing with.
But [Bb] I'm gonna tell you.
Let me [Eb] explain.
I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer [Eb] space and I'm [Ab] black.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space [F] and it looks like [Bb] you've been hacked.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] So get off my [Eb] back and get out my face.
[Ab] Cause I'm mean and green [Bb] and I [Eb] am back.
[Db] [Ebm] Oh, [Db] [Ab] yeah.
[Eb] [Db]
[Cm] [Gb] [Ebm] Whoa.
[Cm] Wanna save your skin, boy?
You wanna save your hide?
[F] You wanna see tomorrow?
[Fm] You better [Bb] step aside.
[B] [Cm] Better take a tip, boy.
Want some good advice?
[F] You better take it [G] easy.
[Ab] Cause you're walking on thin ice.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're [Eb] dealing with.
No, you [Db] never did.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
But that's called pity, [Ebm] kids.
[Db] Polite, you're gonna [Eb] sleep polite.
And if you pull his [Fm] hair, he roars.
[Eb] You see, that ain't fair.
[Db] You see, that ain't right.
Know what I [Bb] say of yours.
Yeah.
[G] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[Eb] And I'm back.
[Ab] I'm [Eb] just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[F] And you've got me [Bb] like that.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] Gonna bash your ass.
[Eb] Gonna rock your [Ab] face.
I'm mean and green.
[Bb] And I [N] am back.
And I am back.
Don't talk to me about old King Kong.
You think he's worse?
Well, you're thinking wrong.
Don't talk to me about Frankenstein.
[Eb] He got a flipper heart.
He ain't got mine.
[Db] [Eb] You [Db] [Ebm] [N] know, I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars.
I'm beyond the moon.
You can keep the band.
Keep the gig.
Keep the creature.
They [Eb] don't mean shit.
[Db] [Eb] Uh, uh, uh.
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] I got God's style.
Man, the moves.
I got the stuff.
And I think that groove, you better move it out.
Make the calls.
You got the point?
I'm gonna bust your [Db] [Db] balls.
[Cm] [Bb] [Db] Uh, uh, [Db] [Cm] [Bb] uh.
[Db] Uh, uh, uh.
[Bb]
Uh, uh, uh.
I'm [E] just a mean [D] green mother [A] from outer space.
[E] And I am back.
[A] [E] I'm just a mean [A] green mother.
A real hard case.
[Gb] You ain't deep.
You're a [B] stubborn man.
[E] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[A] I'm just thin enough.
[Bb] It's all over, Ace.
I'm [A] mean and green.
[B]
I'm just a [E] mean [A] green mother from outer space.
[B] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[E] I'm [A] mean and green.
[B]
A green mother from [A] outer [E] space.
[B] A green mother from [C] outer [E] space.
[B] [E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [B]
[C]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[E]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Bb] [B] [C] Better wait a minute.
[Cm] You better hold the phone.
[Fm] Better mind your manners.
Better [Bb] change your [Bm] tone.
[C] Don't you threaten me, son.
[Eb] You got a lot of gold.
[F] We're gonna do things my way.
[Fm] Only do [Ab] things at [Ebm] all.
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] You [Eb] don't know what you're missing.
You got [Db] no idea.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
If you're [Ab] looking here, [Eb] you don't [Db] know what you're up [Eb] against.
No, no, [Bbm] way, no how.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're messing with.
But [Bb] I'm gonna tell you.
Let me [Eb] explain.
I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer [Eb] space and I'm [Ab] black.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space [F] and it looks like [Bb] you've been hacked.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] So get off my [Eb] back and get out my face.
[Ab] Cause I'm mean and green [Bb] and I [Eb] am back.
[Db] [Ebm] Oh, [Db] [Ab] yeah.
[Eb] [Db]
[Cm] [Gb] [Ebm] Whoa.
[Cm] Wanna save your skin, boy?
You wanna save your hide?
[F] You wanna see tomorrow?
[Fm] You better [Bb] step aside.
[B] [Cm] Better take a tip, boy.
Want some good advice?
[F] You better take it [G] easy.
[Ab] Cause you're walking on thin ice.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're [Eb] dealing with.
No, you [Db] never did.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
But that's called pity, [Ebm] kids.
[Db] Polite, you're gonna [Eb] sleep polite.
And if you pull his [Fm] hair, he roars.
[Eb] You see, that ain't fair.
[Db] You see, that ain't right.
Know what I [Bb] say of yours.
Yeah.
[G] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[Eb] And I'm back.
[Ab] I'm [Eb] just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[F] And you've got me [Bb] like that.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] Gonna bash your ass.
[Eb] Gonna rock your [Ab] face.
I'm mean and green.
[Bb] And I [N] am back.
And I am back.
Don't talk to me about old King Kong.
You think he's worse?
Well, you're thinking wrong.
Don't talk to me about Frankenstein.
[Eb] He got a flipper heart.
He ain't got mine.
[Db] [Eb] You [Db] [Ebm] [N] know, I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars.
I'm beyond the moon.
You can keep the band.
Keep the gig.
Keep the creature.
They [Eb] don't mean shit.
[Db] [Eb] Uh, uh, uh.
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] I got God's style.
Man, the moves.
I got the stuff.
And I think that groove, you better move it out.
Make the calls.
You got the point?
I'm gonna bust your [Db] [Db] balls.
[Cm] [Bb] [Db] Uh, uh, [Db] [Cm] [Bb] uh.
[Db] Uh, uh, uh.
[Bb]
Uh, uh, uh.
I'm [E] just a mean [D] green mother [A] from outer space.
[E] And I am back.
[A] [E] I'm just a mean [A] green mother.
A real hard case.
[Gb] You ain't deep.
You're a [B] stubborn man.
[E] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[A] I'm just thin enough.
[Bb] It's all over, Ace.
I'm [A] mean and green.
[B]
I'm just a [E] mean [A] green mother from outer space.
[B] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[E] I'm [A] mean and green.
[B]
A green mother from [A] outer [E] space.
[B] A green mother from [C] outer [E] space.
[B] [E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [B]
[C]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[E]
Key:
Eb
Db
Ab
Bb
B
Eb
Db
Ab
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ [C] Better wait a minute.
[Cm] You better hold the phone.
[Fm] Better mind your manners.
Better [Bb] change your [Bm] tone.
[C] Don't you threaten me, son.
[Eb] You got a lot of gold.
[F] We're gonna do things my way.
[Fm] Only do [Ab] things at [Ebm] all.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Db] You [Eb] don't know what you're missing.
You got [Db] no idea.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
If you're [Ab] looking here, [Eb] you don't [Db] know what you're up [Eb] against.
No, no, [Bbm] way, no how.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're messing with.
But [Bb] I'm gonna tell you. _ _ _ _ _ _
Let _ me [Eb] explain.
I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer [Eb] space and I'm [Ab] black.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space [F] and it looks like [Bb] you've been hacked.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] So get off my [Eb] back and get out my face.
[Ab] Cause I'm mean and green [Bb] and I [Eb] am back.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm] Oh, [Db] _ [Ab] yeah.
[Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] Whoa.
[Cm] Wanna save your skin, boy?
You wanna save your hide?
[F] You wanna see tomorrow?
[Fm] You better [Bb] step aside.
[B] _ [Cm] Better take a tip, boy.
Want some good advice?
[F] You better take it [G] easy.
[Ab] Cause you're walking on thin ice.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're [Eb] dealing with.
No, you [Db] never did.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
But that's called pity, [Ebm] kids. _
[Db] Polite, you're gonna [Eb] sleep polite.
And if you pull his [Fm] hair, he roars.
[Eb] You see, that ain't fair.
[Db] You see, that ain't right.
Know what I [Bb] say of yours. _ _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[Eb] And I'm back.
[Ab] I'm [Eb] just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[F] And you've got me [Bb] like that.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] Gonna bash your ass.
[Eb] Gonna rock your [Ab] face.
I'm mean and green.
[Bb] And I [N] am back.
_ And I am back.
Don't talk to me about old King Kong.
You think he's worse?
Well, you're thinking wrong.
Don't talk to me about Frankenstein.
[Eb] He got a flipper heart.
He ain't got mine. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ You [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [N] know, I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars.
I'm beyond the moon.
You can keep the band.
Keep the gig.
Keep the creature.
They [Eb] don't mean shit. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Uh, uh, uh. _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] I got God's style.
Man, the moves.
I got the stuff.
And I think that groove, you better move it out.
Make the calls.
You got the point?
I'm gonna bust your [Db] [Db] balls.
[Cm] _ [Bb] [Db] Uh, uh, [Db] _ [Cm] [Bb] uh.
[Db] Uh, uh, uh.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Uh, uh, uh. _ _ _ _
I'm [E] just a mean [D] green mother [A] from outer space.
[E] And I am back.
[A] _ [E] I'm just a mean [A] green mother.
A real hard case.
[Gb] You ain't deep.
You're a [B] stubborn man.
[E] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[A] I'm just thin enough.
[Bb] It's all over, Ace.
I'm [A] mean and green.
_ [B] _ _
I'm just a [E] mean [A] green mother from outer space.
_ [B] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[E] I'm [A] mean and green.
_ [B] _
A _ green mother from [A] outer [E] space. _
_ [B] A green mother from [C] outer [E] space. _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ [C] Better wait a minute.
[Cm] You better hold the phone.
[Fm] Better mind your manners.
Better [Bb] change your [Bm] tone.
[C] Don't you threaten me, son.
[Eb] You got a lot of gold.
[F] We're gonna do things my way.
[Fm] Only do [Ab] things at [Ebm] all.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Db] You [Eb] don't know what you're missing.
You got [Db] no idea.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
If you're [Ab] looking here, [Eb] you don't [Db] know what you're up [Eb] against.
No, no, [Bbm] way, no how.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're messing with.
But [Bb] I'm gonna tell you. _ _ _ _ _ _
Let _ me [Eb] explain.
I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer [Eb] space and I'm [Ab] black.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space [F] and it looks like [Bb] you've been hacked.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] So get off my [Eb] back and get out my face.
[Ab] Cause I'm mean and green [Bb] and I [Eb] am back.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm] Oh, [Db] _ [Ab] yeah.
[Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] Whoa.
[Cm] Wanna save your skin, boy?
You wanna save your hide?
[F] You wanna see tomorrow?
[Fm] You better [Bb] step aside.
[B] _ [Cm] Better take a tip, boy.
Want some good advice?
[F] You better take it [G] easy.
[Ab] Cause you're walking on thin ice.
[Ebm] You don't [Db] know what you're [Eb] dealing with.
No, you [Db] never did.
[Eb] You don't [Db] know what you're looking at.
But that's called pity, [Ebm] kids. _
[Db] Polite, you're gonna [Eb] sleep polite.
And if you pull his [Fm] hair, he roars.
[Eb] You see, that ain't fair.
[Db] You see, that ain't right.
Know what I [Bb] say of yours. _ _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I'm just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[Eb] And I'm back.
[Ab] I'm [Eb] just a mean green [Ab] mother from outer space.
[F] And you've got me [Bb] like that.
[Eb] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[Ab] Gonna bash your ass.
[Eb] Gonna rock your [Ab] face.
I'm mean and green.
[Bb] And I [N] am back.
_ And I am back.
Don't talk to me about old King Kong.
You think he's worse?
Well, you're thinking wrong.
Don't talk to me about Frankenstein.
[Eb] He got a flipper heart.
He ain't got mine. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ You [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [N] know, I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars.
I'm beyond the moon.
You can keep the band.
Keep the gig.
Keep the creature.
They [Eb] don't mean shit. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Uh, uh, uh. _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] I got God's style.
Man, the moves.
I got the stuff.
And I think that groove, you better move it out.
Make the calls.
You got the point?
I'm gonna bust your [Db] [Db] balls.
[Cm] _ [Bb] [Db] Uh, uh, [Db] _ [Cm] [Bb] uh.
[Db] Uh, uh, uh.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Uh, uh, uh. _ _ _ _
I'm [E] just a mean [D] green mother [A] from outer space.
[E] And I am back.
[A] _ [E] I'm just a mean [A] green mother.
A real hard case.
[Gb] You ain't deep.
You're a [B] stubborn man.
[E] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[A] I'm just thin enough.
[Bb] It's all over, Ace.
I'm [A] mean and green.
_ [B] _ _
I'm just a [E] mean [A] green mother from outer space.
_ [B] I'm just a mean green mother from outer space.
[E] I'm [A] mean and green.
_ [B] _
A _ green mother from [A] outer [E] space. _
_ [B] A green mother from [C] outer [E] space. _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _