Ashley Cooke feat. Colbie Caillat – Mean Girl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ashley Cooke feat. Colbie Caillat – Mean Girl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 C  G   Am  F

[Verse 1]
         C
I don't mean to pick a fight
     G
It probably ain't my place
        Am
'Cause you ain't gonna like
  F
What I've got to say
         C
I don't mean to wreck your night
       G
Just tryin' to do a favor
       Am
Yeah, you might trust him now
     F
But you might thank me later

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[Pre-Chorus]
         Dm
'Cause when there's smoke,
   C/E             F
there's always a fire
                  F
And he's got the lighter
[Chorus]
                     C
This ain't me bein' mean,
 girl
        G
I just hate to see a
 good heart hangin'
        Am
on a string, girl
         F
It sure looks a lot like love,
                     C
 but what you don't see, girl
   G
Is all those cards slid
                 Am
 so far up his sleeve, girl
         F
When he says you're the only one,
take it from me

Yeah, it's just another thing
                  C          G
 that he doesn't mean, girl
                     Am         F
Oh, that he doesn't mean, girl

[Verse 2]
      C
He's told me all about you
     G
I'm sure he skipped some things
   Am
No, he's really changing
            F
Oh, yeah, that's
what he told me
        F
Think what you wanna think

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[Chorus]
                     C
This ain't me bein' mean, girl
        G
I just hate to see a good
                       Am
 heart hangin' on a string, girl
         F
It sure looks a lot like love,
                     C
but what you don't see, girl
   G
Is all those cards slid
                Am
so far up his sleeve, girl
         F
When he says you're the only one,
 take it from me

Yeah, it's just another thing
                  C          G
that he doesn't mean, girl
                     Am         F
Oh, that he doesn't mean, girl

[Bridge]
           F
He didn't mean to drink
too much again
     G
And keep me up 'til 3 AM
      Am              G
And when he wakes up to
     F
Somebody that ain't you
           F
He didn't mean to

[Chorus]
                     C
This ain't me bein' mean, girl
        G
I just hate to see a good
                       Am
 heart hangin' on a string, girl
         F
It sure looks a lot like love,
                      C
 but what you don't see, girl
   G
Is all those cards slid
                 Am
so far up his sleeve, girl
         F
When he says you're the only one,
take it from me
Yeah, it's just another
                        C
thing that he doesn't mean,
       G
girl
                     Am        F
Mm, that he doesn't mean, girl

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How to play Mean Girl: key, chords and progression

These are Mean Girl chords by Ashley Cooke feat. Colbie Caillat on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Mean Girl by Ashley Cooke feat. Colbie Caillat sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 6 chords to play it: C, G, Am, F, Dm and C/E.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV in C major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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Mean Girl chords: questions

What key is Mean Girl in?

Mean Girl by Ashley Cooke feat. Colbie Caillat is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Mean Girl?

Mean Girl uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, Dm, C/E.

What is the chord progression of Mean Girl?

The main progression is C – G – Am – F (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Mean Girl easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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