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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[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]
[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
Bm
G
D
Em
A
Bm
G
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _