Mean woman blues    (intro)    (midi)

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    Mm, well, I got a woman mean as she can be,

           D                                                   A

    well, I got a woman mean as she can be,

                  E                            D                       A       - E

    some-a-times I think she’s almost mean as me.

                      A

1. She gotta ruby lips, she got shapely hips, yeah

                                    A7

    boy she makes ole roy-oy flip.

    D                                                  A

    I got a woman mean as she can be,

                  E                            D                        A       - E

    some-a-times I think she’s almost mean as me.

            A

2. Well, I ain’t braggin’, it’s understood,

                                        A7

    everything I do, well I sure do it good.

              D                                                   A

    Yeah, I got a woman mean as she can be.

                  E                           D                        A       - E

    some-a-times I think she’s almost mean as me.

    + Well ! + instrumental = verse 2        + repeat verse 1

     A - A7 - D - A - E - D - A - E           A - A7 - D - A - E - D - A - E

    + Ah-huh-huh-huh, huh …          + Sha la la la, sha la la la …

             A

    Well, I got a woman (sha la la la), yeah, I got a woman (sha la la la),

             D                                                   A

    yeah, I got a woman (sha la la la), well, I got a woman (sha la la la)

                  E                                D                   A      

    some-a-times I think she’s almost mean as me.

    (Roy Orbison)