My Man Is A Mean Man

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 [A] I swear to tell the [C]truth

 [A] and nothing but the [C]truth

 [A] loving him ain't[C] easy

 [F] it's bad bad news, yeah

 [A] mamma says \"use your [C]head you don't need him,

 [A] look at all the shit he [C]pulls you through\"

 [A] papa calles \"baby [C]girl if you don't leave him

 [F] there's nothing I can do for you, there's nothing I can do\"

  He's a[C] mean man

  but it's[G] my man

 [A] my man al[F]one

  he's a [C]mean, mean one

  [G]son of a gun

  [A]keeps me by the telepho[F]ne

  he's a[C] mean man

 [G] my man,[A] my man al[F]one yeah

  it's my man

  He likes to mess around
  is always in a mess
  he likes to have a drink or two
  before he gets down to rest yeah
  knock knock, 6 o'clock in the morning
  baby I've been missing you
  He comes and goes without a warning
  doing what he does (she sings do...)
  doing what he does

  He's a mean man
  but it's my man
  my man alone
  he's a mean, mean one
  son of a gun
  keeps me by the telephone
  he's a mean man
  my man, my man alone yeah
  it's my man

  he lies and he cheats
  he loves and he leaves
  that's just the way it goes
  but I do what I can
  I stand by my man
  I think he loves me
  i think he does (she sings do again)
  i think he does

  He's a mean man
  but it's my man
  my man alone
  he's a mean, mean one
  son of a gun
  keeps me by the telephone
  he's a mean man
  my man
  my man alone...
  he's a mean man
  my man
  my man
  my man alone...