Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun Chords

KeyG Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays419

Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun by Johnny Horton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, G7, C, Cm, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			



st FRET 

Intro: 

E --------| 
B --------| 
G --------| 
D -0-2-4--| 
A --------| 
E --------| 


Verse: 
G               G7 
I'm a guy that likes his fun 
     C                   Cm 
And when I fight, you'd better run 
       G           D             G 
I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun 


Verse: 
G                    G7 
I'm goin' down in a middle of town 
     C                  Cm 
I'm goin' to shoot the first man down 
       G           D             G 
I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun 


BREAK: 
     C                              G 
My skin is hard as leather I'm as tough as any man 
 A                              D 
When I have to shave myself, I use an old tin can 


Verse: 
   G               G7               C                Cm 
I wash my face in boilin' wax and scrub myself with gunny sacks 
       G           D             G 
I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun 


Chorus:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante