[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C]When I picture my [G]hometown
There's a [D]bronze spray-tanned statue of you
[C]And a plaque underneath [G]it
That [D]threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school
[C]And it was always the [G]same searing pain
[D]But I dreamed that one day, I could say
[G]All that time you were throwin' [C]punches, I was buildin' somethin'
[D]And I can't forgive the way you made me feel
[G]Screamed "F—k you, Aimee" to the [C]night sky, as the blood was [D]gushin'
[D]But I can't forget the way you made me heal
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C]And it wasn't a [G]fair fight, or a [D]clean kill
[D]Each time that Aimee stomped across my grave
[C]And then she wrote [G]headlines
[D]In the local paper, laughing at each baby step I'd take
And it was [C]always the [G]same searing [D]pain
But I prayed that one day, I could say
[G]All that time you were throwin' [C]punches, I was buildin' [D]somethin'
[D]And I couldn't wait to show you it was real
[G]Screamed "F—k you, Aimee" to the [C]night sky, as the blood was [D]gushin'
[D]But I can't forget the way you made me heal
[G]Everyone knows that my [C]mother is a saintly [D]woman
[D]But she used to say she wished that you were dead
[G]I pushed each boulder up the [C]hill
Your words are still just [D]ringing in my head, ringing in my head
[Em]I wrote a thousand songs that you [Am]find uncool
[G]I built a legacy which you [D]can't undo
[Em]But when I count the scars, there's a [Am]moment of truth
[G]That there wouldn't be this, if there [D]hadn't been you
[C]And maybe you've [G]reframed it
And [D]in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue
[C]I don't think you've [G]changed much
And [C]so I changed your name, and any [G]real defining clues
And one day, [C]your kid comes home [G] singin'
A [D]song that only us two is gonna know is about
[G] You with your [D] words like knives and
[Am] swords and weapons that you [C] use against me.
[G] You, have [D] knocked me off my [Am] feet,
again, got me [C] feeling like nothing
[G] You, with your [D] voice like nails on a
[Am] chalkboard calling me [C] out, when i'm wounded [G] you
[D] picking on the weaker [C] man
[D] Well you can take me [Am] down, with just one [C] single [D] blow
But [C] you don't know, what you don't know
[G] Someday, [D] I'll be, [Am] living in a big ol [C] city
and [G] all your [D] ever gonna be is [C] mean.
[G] Someday, [D] I'll be, [Am] singing this song at [C] Wembley
and [G] all your [Am] ever gonna be is [C] mean, [C] why ya gotta be so, [G] mean?
[C]Why ya gotta be so, [G] mean?
[G]All that time you were throwin' [C]punches, I was buildin' [D]somethin'
[C]It was all for [D]nothin'
[G]Screamed "Thank you, Aimee" to the [C]night sky, and the stars are [D]stunnin'
[D]'Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal
[C]Thank you, [G]Aimee
[C]Thank you, [G]Aimee
[D]Cause I'm [Am] living in a big old [C] city
[C]Thank you, [G]Aimee
[C]Thank you, [G]Aimee
Playing this song at [C] Wembley
and [G] all your [Am] ever gonna be is [C] mean
and [G] all your [Am] ever gonna be is [C] mean, [C] why ya gotta be so, [G] mean?