JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Mean to Me" merupakan lagu Crowded House yang tergabung dalam album eponim mereka.
Crowded House diluncurkan pada 1986 di bawah naungan label Capitol Records sebagai album debut mereka.
Album tersebut berhasil memenangkan kategori Best Debut Album pada acara Countdown Australian Music Awards.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Weather with You - Crowded House
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Mean to Me" dari Crowded House.
B
[Verse 1]
E A C#m
She came all the way from America
A B
Had a blind date with destiny
E A C#m
And the sound of Te Awamutu
B
Had a truly sacred ring
A E
Now her parents are divorced
G# A
And her friend's committing suicide
[Chorus]
B E
I could not escape
A
A plea from the heart
D B
You know what it means to me
E
She said don't walk away
A
I'm down on my knees
D B
So please don't be mean to me
[Verse 2]
E A C#m
So I talked to you for an hour
A B
In the bar of a small town hotel
E A C#m
You asked me what I was thinking
B
I was thinking of a padded cell
A E
With a black and white T.V.
G# A
To stop us from getting lonely
[Chorus]
B E
I could not escape
A
A plea from the heart
D B
You know what it means to me
E
She said don't walk away
A
I'm down on my knees
D B
So please don't be mean to me
E
No, I could not escape
A
A plea from the heart
D B
Mysterious sympathy
E
I couldn't wait for a chance
A
To walk out the door
D B
You know what it means to me
[Instrumental]
C#m A C#m
[Bridge]
A C#m
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
A C#m
I heard him tell you tantalizing lies (about me)
A B
Well whad'd'ya know, whad'd'ya know
[Chorus]
E
I could not escape
A
You're down on the floor
D B
You know what it means to me
E
I couldn't wait for a chance
A
To walk out the door
D B
Mean
E
I could not escape
A
You're down on your knees
D B
You know what it means
E A D B
What it means