Mean Woman Blues - Elvis
Harmonica Tab
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Lead in:
6  -6 -6 7 -8    8  -8  7   7   8   6 -6 -6  7 -8    8  -8  7   7   7
I got a woman, mean as she can be.  I got a woman, mean as she can be.
  8   -8  -8  -8    -8   8  7   -7   7   7  7
Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me.

Verse 1:
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A black cat up and died of fright,'cause she crossed his path last night.
6 -6 -6  7 -8    8  -8  7   7   7
I got a woman, mean as she can be.
  8   -8  -8  -8    -8   8  7   -7   7   7  7
Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me.

Verse 2:
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She kiss so hard she bruise my lips. Hurts so good my heart just flips.
6 -6 -6  7 -8    8  -8  7   7   7
I got a woman, mean as she can be.
  8   -8  -8  -8    -8   8  7   -7   7   7  7
Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me.

(Instrumental here)

Verse 3:
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The strangest gal I ever had. Never happy 'less she's mad
6 -6 -6  7 -8    8  -8  7   7   7
I got a woman, mean as she can be.
  8   -8  -8  -8    -8   8  7   -7   7   7  7
Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me.

Verse 4:
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She makes love without a smile. Aww hot dog that drives me wild.
6 -6 -6  7 -8    8  -8  7   7   7
I got a woman, mean as she can be.
  8   -8  -8  -8    -8   8  7   -7   7   7  7
Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me.


End with:
   8   -8  -8  -8    -8   8  7   -7   7   7  7
Sometimes I think, she's almost as mean as me.   (and fade)

The Roy Orbison/Elvis Presley versions have different/additional verses:

Hmm, well I got a woman mean as she can be.  well I got a woman mean as she can be
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me. She gotta ruby lips, she got shapely hips, yeah

Boy she makes ole Roy-oy flip. I got a woman mean as she can be
Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me

Well I ain't braggin', it's understood, everything I do, well I sure do it good
Yeah I got a woman mean as she can be. Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me

Well! She gotta ruby lips, she got shapely hips, yeah. Boy she makes ole Roy-oy flip

I got a woman mean as she can be. Some-a-times I think she's almost mean as me, easy now
Ah-huh-huh-huh .... Now let's go one time

Well I got a woman (sha la la la) Yeah I got a woman (sha la la la)
Yeah I got a woman (sha la la la) Well I got a woman (sha la la la)
Some-a-times I think she's   almost mean as me


7 = Blow into hole #7
-6 = Blow over top (exhale) hole #6

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