Chords for Ruth Etting - Mean To Me - 1929

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

G

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ruth Etting - Mean To Me - 1929 chords
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[N] [D]
[A]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm]
[G] Sweetheart, I [A] love you, think the world of you, but [Bm] I'm afraid you don't care for me.
[Em] You never [A] show it, don't let me know it.
[Bm] Everyone says I'm a fool to be [C#] finding a hole to [F#m] get through.
[B] [A] Why do you act [E] like you do?
[A]
[G] [A] You're mean [D] to [Bm] me, why [A] must you be [F#m] mean to [Bm]
me?
[G] Gee honey, it [A] seems to [B] me [A] you love to see me [D] cry.
[Bm]
[E] I don't know [A] why I [Bm] stay home each night when you say you'll phone.
[G] You don't and I'm left [B] alone [Em] singing [A] a blues and [D] sighing.
You treat [G] me coldly [A]
each [D] day in [G] the year.
[C] You [B]
always [Em] scold me [C]
[B] whenever [Em] [E]
somebody [A] is near dear.
[D] It haunts me, [Em]
great fun to be mean [Bm] to me.
[G] You shouldn't [Bm]
forecast me what [A] you mean to [D] me.
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[B]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [D]
You treat me [G]
coldly [Em] [D] each day in [G] the year.
[C]
You [D#] [B] always scold [Em]
me [C] [B]
whenever [Bm] [Em] somebody [E] is [Em] near [A#m] dear.
[G] [F]
[A] It [Bm] haunts me, [Em]
great [A] fun to be [F#m] mean to [Bm]
me.
[G] You shouldn't forecast [A] me [Bm]
[D] what you mean to me.
[G]
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To learn Ruth Etting - Mean To Me-7247-Dnc chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, A, Bm, G, D, G and A. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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[N] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Sweetheart, I [A] love you, _ think the world of you, but [Bm] I'm afraid you don't care for me.
_ _ [Em] You never [A] show it, _ don't let me know it. _
[Bm] Everyone says I'm a fool to be _ [C#] finding a hole to [F#m] get through.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] Why do you act [E] like you do?
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ You're mean [D] to [Bm] me, _ _ why [A] must you be [F#m] mean to [Bm]
me?
[G] Gee _ _ honey, it [A] seems to [B] me _ [A] you love to see me [D] cry.
_ [Bm] _
_ [E] I don't know [A] why _ I [Bm] stay home _ _ each night when you say you'll phone.
_ [G] You _ don't and I'm left [B] alone _ [Em] singing [A] a blues and [D] _ _ sighing.
_ _ You treat [G] me _ _ _ _ coldly [A] _
each [D] day in [G] the year. _
_ _ [C] _ You _ [B] _
always [Em] scold me [C] _ _ _
[B] whenever _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E]
somebody [A] is near _ dear.
[D] It haunts me, [Em] _ _
great fun to be mean [Bm] to me.
_ [G] You _ _ shouldn't [Bm] _
forecast me what [A] you _ mean to [D] me.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ You _ treat me [G] _ _ _ _
_ coldly [Em] _ [D] each day in [G] the _ _ year.
_ [C] _
You [D#] _ _ [B] always scold _ [Em] _
_ me _ [C] _ _ [B] _
whenever _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ somebody [E] is [Em] near _ _ [A#m] dear.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[A] It [Bm] haunts me, [Em] _
great [A] fun to be [F#m] mean to [Bm]
me.
_ [G] You _ _ shouldn't forecast [A] _ me [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] what you mean to _ me.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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