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Mean to Me

Turk and Ahlert
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Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 21:26:42 -0600

From: pbergenske@mailbag.com (Peter Bergenske)

Subject: TAB:<Mean to Me> by <Ahlert and Turk>

Title: Mean to me.tab

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This is my own arrangement of the jazz standard "Mean to Me" by Fred Ahlert

and Roy Turk. I have arranged it with an alternating base beat. If

you're not familiar with this great song, a nice vocal rendition of this

was done by Linda Ronstadt on her "Lushlife" recording. If you enjoy this,

I'd appreciate an e-mail note, just to let me know this hasn't disappeared

into the ether.

Peter Bergenske pbergenske@mailbag.com

Madison, WI USA

C9#5 [: F Dm7 Gm7 C7

|E------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|B------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|G---1--|---2-----------------2--------|----3------------------------|
|D---2--|---3-----------------0--------|--------0----1----2----------|
|A---3--|-------------3----------------|-----------------------------|
|E------|---1--------------------------|----3------------------------|

You're Mean to me Why must you be

I stay home each night when you

Am7 Dm7 BbM7 Eb9

|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----1-----------1----------------------|----3---------------------|
|----2-----------2---2------------------|----2------------0----1---|
|--------2-------3----------------------|----------3---------------|
|----0----------------------------------|----1---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|

Mean to me Gee Hon - ey it

say you'll phone You don't and I'm

Am7 D7 Gm7 C9

|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---1---------1--------------|-------------1----------1--------------|
|---2---------2--------------|---------3--------3-----3-----2--------|
|---2---------0--------------|-------------0-------------------------|
|--------3-------------------|------------------------3--------------|
|------------------1---------|----3----------------------------------|

seems to me you love to see me

left alone singin' the blues and

F6 :] Dm7 G7 C7 repeat to (:])

|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------3----|------------------1--------------------|
|---0--------------2----|----0----2---0-------------------------|
|------0----3------0----|-------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---1-------1-----------|----3-------------3--------------------|

cry in' I don't know why.

cry in' (to bridge)

Cm7 F7b9 BbM7 Gm7

|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------4------3---1----|---1-----------------------------------|
|-------5------2--------|---2---------3-------------------------|
|-----------------------|------3------3-3-----------------------|
|-------3------3--------|---1-----------------------------------|
|---3-------------------|-------------3-------------------------|

You treat me Cold- ly

Cm7 F7b9 Bb

|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------4------3----2---1---|---------------------------------------|
|-------5------2------------|----3------------3---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------3------------3----------------|
|--------------3------------|----1---------1--------------1---------|
|---3-----------------------|---------------------------------------|

each day of the Year.

D7#5 Gm7 Em7b5

|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---3----3----2-------------------------|----2-------0-------------|
|------------------0--------------------|-------0----------0-------|
|---1-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----3-------3-------------|

You al- ways scold me

G7

|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---2/3-----3---2-----------------------|---2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------0---2---3----------|
|----0----------------------------------|---0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|

when ev- er some bo- dy is

Gm7 C9#5 F Dm7

|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---0------------------1----------------|---2-----------------2--------|
|-------0--------------2----------------|---3-----------------0--------|
|----------------------3----------------|-------------3----------------|
|---3-----------------------------------|---1--------------------------|

near, dear. It must be

Gm7 C7 Am7 Dm7

|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----1-----------1---------|
|----3---------------------------------------|----2-----------2---2-----|
|--------0----1----2-------------------------|--------2-------3---------|
|--------------------------------------------|----0---------------------|
|----3---------------------------------------|--------------------------|

great fun to be Mean to me

BbM7 Eb9 Am7 D7

|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----3----------------------------------|---1---------------------------|
|----2------------0----1----------------|---2-------------------2-------|
|----------3----------------------------|---2---------0-----3-----------|
|----1----------------------------------|--------3----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

You shouldn't for can't you see what you

Gm7 C9 F6 Dm7 Gm7 C7

|-------------------------|---------------------5--5-|---3---3-------|
|---1---------------------|---------------------6--6-|---3---3---1---|
|---0--------2------------|--------2-----------------|-----------4---|
|-------0---------0-------|----3-------3-------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------5----|-----------3---|
|---3--------3------------|----1---------------------|---3-----------|

mean to me.

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Peter Bergenske pbergenske@mailbag.com

8313 Greenway Blvd Middleton, WI 535362

Voice: (608)836-0678 (office) Fax (608) 836-0858

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