Mean To Me  - Crowded House
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From "Crowded House".
Words and music by Neil Finn.
Transcribed by Marck Bailey (marck@nwu.edu).
VERSE 1:
         E       A         C#m
She came all the way from America
      A               Bsus    B
Had a blind date with destiny
        E        A       C#m
And the sound of Te Awamutu
      Bsus             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:
So I talked to you for an hour
In the bar of a small town hotel
You asked me what I was thinking
I was thinking of a padded cell
With a black and white T.V.
To stop us from getting lonely
CHORUS 2:
  I could not escape
  A plea from the heart
  You know what it means to me
  She said don't walk away
  I'm down on my knees
  So please don't be mean to me
  No, I could not escape
  A plea from the heart
  Mysterious sympathy
  I couldn't wait for a chance
  To walk out the door
  You know what it means to me
BRIDGE:
C#m  A
      I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
C#m  A
      I heard him tell you t...tantalizing lies  (about me)
C#m  A                     B
      Well whad'd'ya know, whad'd'ya know
CHORUS 3:
  I could not escape
  You're down on the floor
  You know what it means to me
  I couldn't wait for a chance
  To walk out the door
  Mean ...
  You know what it means
  In the arms of a poet
  You know what it means
CHORDS:
E     022100
A     x02220
C#m   x46654
Bsus  x24452
B     x24442
G#    466544
D     xx0232