Meanest man chords by
Billy Bragg

N/A

Key: D major•

Intro 1

D

D

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Verse 1

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D

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If the folks next door to

me weren't so good

I'd do all the mean things

C

C

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D

D

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any body could

I'd drink and I'd gamble

C

C

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D

D

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and I'd louse around

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F

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D

D

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I'd be the meanest man in

this whole town

F

F

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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Verse 2

D

D

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F

F

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D

D

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If I hadn't seen the light in

that old lady's eyes

I'd try to be a man you

would hate and despise

I'd rave and I'd rant and

I'd scream and yell

F

F

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D

D

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And I'd chase my neighbors

from here to hell

Verse 3

F

F

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E

E

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If I hadn't heard those kids

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D

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laugh play ing games

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F

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E

E

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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I'd have nervous fits, I'd go in sane

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D

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F

F

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E

E

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F

F

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D

D

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I'd turpentine cats and tin can dog s

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E

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D

D

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I'd smother people to death inside

Interlude 1

of hollow logs

C

C

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D

D

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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If the

Verse 4

people around me wasn't so nice

I'd freeze my heart into a cake of ice

C

C

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D

D

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Steal money from soldiers

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C

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D

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and work ing folks too

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F

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D

D

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I'd lend you a dol lar and

take back two

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F

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D

D

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Verse 5

Dm

Dm

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D

D

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If my wife didn't kiss me

C

C

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D

D

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the way she does

I'd carry four or five daggers

and three or four guns

I'd shoot craps and ramble

and hang out late

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F

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D

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I'd steal baby buggies

Dm

Dm

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and Cadillac Eight s

Verse 6

F

F

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E

E

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If my friends didn't write

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Am

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D

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me those letters I get

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F

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E

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Am

Am

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D

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I'd be a dictat or, the worse one yet

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F

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E

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I'd be the only smart bird,

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D

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you'd all be fools

Send you all away to war and I'd stay home and

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Dm

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rule

Interlude 2

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F

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D

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C

C

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D

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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Verse 7

D

D

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If it wasn't for them songs

I hear you all sing

I'd put a crown on my dome

C

C

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D

D

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and I'd say I'm your king

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F

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D

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I'd kidnap some and blackmail others

F

F

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D

D

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I'd peddle black market stuff

and rob sisters and brothers

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Am

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If it

Verse 8

F

F

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E

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weren't for your talking

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D

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I hear on the street

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F

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E

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I'd be the orneriest man

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D

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that you ever did meet

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F

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I'd preach the gospel of hate

C

C

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D

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and I'd drink your blood

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F

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D

D

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But I can't be this bad because

my folks are too good

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D

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Dm

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D

D

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F

F

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No I can't be this bad because my folks are too good

Outro 1

Dm

Dm

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D

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Dm

Dm

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G

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D

D

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G

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F

F

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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D

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Dm

Dm

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Dm

Dm

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F

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