Crowded House – Mean To Me (Guitar)

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(N. Finn) Bsus4 x24452 [Verse 1]
         E       A         C#m
She came all the way from America

      A               Bsus4   B
Had a blind date with destiny

        E        A       C#m
And the sound of Te Awamutu

      Bsus4            B
Had a truly sacred ring

        A             E
Now her parents are divorced

        G#                  A
And her friend's committing suicide
[Chorus]
  B           E
I could not escape

                A
A plea from the heart

                 D           B
You know what it means to me

                     E
She said don't walk away

               A
I'm down on my knees

                   D         B
So please don't be mean to me
[Verse 2]
     E         A          C#m
So I talked to you for an hour

       A                   Bsus4   B
In the bar of a small town hotel

    E        A          C#m
You asked me what I was thinking

      Bsus4                    B
I was thinking of a padded cell

       A                 E
With a black and white T.V.

   G#                   A
To stop us from getting lonely
[Chorus]
  B           E
I could not escape

                A
A plea from the heart

                 D           B
You know what it means to me

                     E
She said don't walk away

               A
I'm down on my knees

                   D         B
So please don't be mean to me

                E
No, I could not escape

                A
A plea from the heart

           D        B
Mysterious sympathy

                      E
I couldn't wait for a chance

                A
To walk out the door

                 D           B     
You know what it means to me
[Instrumental] C#m A C#m [Bridge]
A                                      C#m
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet

A                                    C#m
I heard him tell you t...tantalizing lies  (about me)

A                    B
Well whad'd'ya know, whad'd'ya know
[Chorus]
            E
I could not escape

                   A
You're down on the floor

                 D           B
You know what it means to me

                      E
I couldn't wait for a chance

                A
To walk out the door

D              B
Mean ...

              E
I could not escape

                     A
You're down on your knees

                 D           B
You know what it means

                 E   A   D   B    
What it means                .... (fade)
(Transcription by Marck Bailey)