Meanest man chords and lyrics - BILLY BRAGG

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[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
If the [D]folks next door to
me weren't so good
I'd do all the mean things
any[C]body [D]could
I'd drink and I'd gamble
and I'd [C]louse [D]around
I'd be the [F]meanest [D]man in
this whole town
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[Verse 2]
[D]If I had[F]n't see[D]n the light in
that old lady's eyes
I'd try to be a man you
would hate and despise
I'd rave and I'd rant and
I'd scream and yell
And I'd [F]chase my [D]neighbors
from here to hell

[Verse 3]
If I [F]hadn't heard those [E]kids
laugh play[D]ing games
I'd [F]have nervous [E]fits, I'd [D]go in[Dm]sane
[D]I'd tur[F]pentine cat[E]s and tin can[F] dogs[D]
I'd smother people [E]to death [D]inside

[Interlude 1]
of hollow logs
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[D]If the

[Verse 4]
people around me wasn't so nice
I'd freeze my heart into a cake of ice
Steal [C]money [D]from soldiers
and [C]working [D]folks too
I'd [F]lend you a dol[D]lar and
take back two
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[Verse 5]
[Dm]
[D]If my wife didn't kiss me
[C]the way [D]she does
I'd carry four or five daggers
and three or four guns
I'd shoot craps and ramble
and hang out late
[F]I'd steal baby [D]buggies
and Cadillac Eight[Dm]s

[Verse 6]
If my [F]friends didn't [E]write
me those [Am]letters I [D]get
I'd [F]be a dictat[E]or, [Am]the worse [D]one yet
I'd be the [F]only smart [E]bird,
you'd [D]all be fools
Send you all away to war and I'd stay home and
[Dm]rule

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[Verse 7]
If it [D]wasn't for them songs
I hear you all sing
I'd put a crown on my dome
and [C]I'd say I'm [D]your king
I'd kidnap some [F]and blackmail [D]others
I'd peddle [F]black market [D]stuff
and rob sisters and brothers
[Am]If it

[Verse 8]
[F]weren't for your [E]talking
I hear on the [D]street
I'd be the [F]orneriest [E]man
that you ever [D]did meet
I'd preach the [F]gospel of [E]hate
and I'd [C]drink your [D]blood
But I can't be [F]this [D]bad because
my folks are too good
No I can't be [F]this [D]bad [Dm]because [D]my folks are too goo[F]d

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