A                    C 
  I swear to tell the truth 
   
 A                    C  
  and nothing but the truth 

 A                C       
  loving him ain't easy 

 F 
  it's bad bad news, yeah 
   

 A                      C 
  mamma says "use your head you don't need him, 

 A                        C 
  look at all the shit he pulls you through" 

 A                   C    
  papa calles "baby girl if you don't leave him 

 F 
  there's nothing I can do for you, there's nothing I can do\" 


        C 
  He's a mean man 

          G 
  but it's my man 

 A         F 
  my man alone 

         C 
  he's a mean, mean one 

  G 
  son of a gun 

  A                      F 
  keeps me by the telephone 

        C  
  he's a mean man 

 G       A         F 
  my man, my man alone yeah 

  it's my man 
   
  He likes to mess around 
  is always in a mess 
  he likes to have a drink or two 
  before he gets down to rest yeah 
  knock knock, 6 o'clock in the morning 
  baby I've been missing you 
  He comes and goes without a warning 
  doing what he does (she sings do...) 
  doing what he does 
   
   
  He's a mean man 
  but it's my man 
  my man alone 
  he's a mean, mean one 
  son of a gun - cif ras com br 
  keeps me by the telephone 
  he's a mean man 
  my man, my man alone yeah 
  it's my man 
   
  he lies and he cheats 
  he loves and he leaves 
  that's just the way it goes 
  but I do what I can 
  I stand by my man 
  I think he loves me 
  i think he does (she sings do again) 
  i think he does 
   
  He's a mean man 
  but it's my man 
  my man alone 
  he's a mean, mean one 
  son of a gun 
  keeps me by the telephone 
  he's a mean man 
  my man 
  my man alone... 
  he's a mean man 
  my man 
  my man 
  my man alone...