Mean Mistreater 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]Mean mis[Am]treater, you [Dm]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]Mean mis[Am]treater, can't you [Dm]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]I've tried hard to live without you, [F]in so many ways.
[G]I just can't help myself from thinking of you, [F]for the rest of my days.
[G]Heartache is at my door step, [F]won't leave me alone.
[G]I just can't get used to it, [F]now that I'm on my own.
[F5]I know all about [Am]you, your [Dm]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]Mean mis[Am]treater, if [Dm]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]
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