Biography:
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1897 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. She was known as America's Radio Sweetheart, and was the top female vocalist in America for several years, often singing in the 'torch' song style. In 1925, Ruth Etting was discovered by a Columbia record executive in Chicago and was signed to a nation-wide deal.
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Mean To Me
Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert
Recorded by Recorded by Ruth Etting, 1929
Also recorded by Helen Morgan, 1929
A7sus4 Dm7 B7 Em7 C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7
You're mean to me. Why must you be mean to me?
C Bb9 DM7 Am B7 Em7 A7sus4 A7-9 DM7 D6
Gee, honey, it seems to me you love to see me cryin'
E6 A7sus4 A7 DM7 B7 Em7
I don't know why I stay home
C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7
Each night, when you say you'll phone.
C Bb9 DM7 Am B7
You don't and I'm left a - lone,
Em7 A7sus4 A7-9 DM7 D6
Singin' the blues and sigh - in'.
Bridge:
D D9 D7 GM7 G6 D D9 D7 GM7 G6
You treat me cold - ly each day in the year;
C C9 Cdim Em+7 Em6
You al - ways scold me
C C9 Cdim E6 A7 A7+5
When - ev - er some - body is near, dear.
Dm7 B7 Em7 C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7
It must be great fun to be mean to me
C Bb9 DM7 Am B7
You shouldn't, for can't you see
Em7 A7-9 D6 Fdim Em7 A7 A7+5 D6
What you mean to me?
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy.
http://ruthetting.com/
Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert
Recorded by Recorded by Ruth Etting, 1929
Also recorded by Helen Morgan, 1929
A7sus4 Dm7 B7 Em7 C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7
You're mean to me. Why must you be mean to me?
C Bb9 DM7 Am B7 Em7 A7sus4 A7-9 DM7 D6
Gee, honey, it seems to me you love to see me cryin'
E6 A7sus4 A7 DM7 B7 Em7
I don't know why I stay home
C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7
Each night, when you say you'll phone.
C Bb9 DM7 Am B7
You don't and I'm left a - lone,
Em7 A7sus4 A7-9 DM7 D6
Singin' the blues and sigh - in'.
Bridge:
D D9 D7 GM7 G6 D D9 D7 GM7 G6
You treat me cold - ly each day in the year;
C C9 Cdim Em+7 Em6
You al - ways scold me
C C9 Cdim E6 A7 A7+5
When - ev - er some - body is near, dear.
Dm7 B7 Em7 C#7 F#m7 Bm7 GM7
It must be great fun to be mean to me
C Bb9 DM7 Am B7
You shouldn't, for can't you see
Em7 A7-9 D6 Fdim Em7 A7 A7+5 D6
What you mean to me?
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy.
http://ruthetting.com/
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