Mean Mistreater Chords & Lyrics by Grand Funk Railroad

Mean Mistreater

guitar chords lyrics

Grand Funk Railroad

Tabbed by: Michael Baturin
E-mail: go.spam.somewhere.else[at]gmail.com

Tuning: standard

Intro and outro is played like this:
Am Dm Am Bdim F5
e|-0----------------1---------1-------0---------------------------|
B|-----------1-------------------3--------------1-------3---------|
G|--------------2-----------2----------------------2----1---------|

D|---------2--------0-------------------------2-------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------0-----------------2----3----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------1----|

On some bars there are some substitutions:
1. This lick instead of F5 chord:
e|--------------------|
B|----3h4-3-1---------|
G|-------------2-0----|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

2. And Dm part is played in such way:
e|----1---------3p1---1-----|
B|------------------3-------|
G|------------2-------------|
D|----0---------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Here's the chords and lyrics:

Intro: Am Dm Am Bdim F5 x2

Am Dm Am Bdim

F5 Am Dm
Mean mistreater, you make me cry,
Am Bdim F5 Am Dm Am Bdim
You lay around, and watch me di-e-i-e-i-e-i-e-i-e.
F5 Am Dm
Mean mistreater, can't you see I'm real?
Am Bdim F5 Am Dm Am Bdim F5
Are you satisfied, with the way you fe-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-l?

Mid-part (just strum the chords):

G F
I've tried hard to live without you, in so many ways.
G F
I just can't help myself from thinking of you, for the rest of my days.
G F
Heartache is at my door step, won't leave me alone.
G F
I just can't get used to it, now that I'm on my own.

F5 Am Dm
I know all about you, your childhood days,
Am Bdim F5 Am Dm Am Bdim
Your mom and dad, your pretty fa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ace.
F5 Am Dm
Mean mistreater, if you need me,
Am Bdim F5 Am Dm Am Bdim F5 Am
I'm needin' you to set me fre-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e. Mmmh-oouh.

Used chords:
Am - 01220x
Dm - 1320xx
Bdim - 131321 (not real name of the chord, but sounds better than just Bm)
F5 - xxxx31
G - 3300023
F -112331