Elle King - I Told You I Was Mean: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Told You I Was Mean" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn I Told You I Was Mean ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Told You I Was Mean" smoothly on your ukulele.

   C
I lied to you
       E
I never cried for you
          Am
I swear that I tried to
            G
But I have better things to do
      C
Now you're on the road
           E
with your painful load
         Am
and the words I spoke
           G
left your big heart broken

Chorus:
F                   G
You know you still bother
       C       E        Am
because love is for the poor
F               G
So I left you knockin'
C        E        Am
outside my front door
F          G
You knew what this was
         C      E   Am
I don't want you anymore
F               G
I warned you before
F               G
I warned you before
F                 G                      C  E Am G
That i could've sworn, I told you I was mean

You were a sweet old thing and I was lonely
So I let you hold me for a limited time only
You see, you're nothing to me
'Cause I'll always be a bad, bad seed

Chorus:
F                   G
You know you still bother
       C       E        Am
because love is for the poor
F               G
So I left you knockin'
C        E        Am
outside my front door
F          G
You knew what this was
         C      E   Am
I don't want you anymore
F               G
I warned you before
F               G
I warned you before
F                 G                      C
That i could've sworn, I told you I was mean
        E        Am G
dum di dum, dum dum
                      C
I'm just a mean ol' thing'
        E        Am
dum di dum, dum dum

Ain't no use to bother because love is for the poor
So cut out your knockin' 'cause I will never come
I will never come to the door
You knew just what this was and
I don't want you forevermore
I warned you before, hey, baby
I warned you before, oh, honey
Well, I could've sworn I told you I was mean
Dum-de-dum, dum-dum
I'm just a mean old thing
Dum-de-dum, dum-dum

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Told You I Was Mean" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Told You I Was Mean" by Elle King.