Roy Orbison, Mean Woman Blues (1963)
^{Key: :[E] (w: Claude Demetrius) (Elvis Presley, 1957, Key: C)}

VERSE 1:
Hmm, well, I got a woman mean as she can [E] be
Well, [A] I got a woman mean as she can [E] be
Some-[B7]-times I think she's [A] almost mean as [E] me [B7]

VERSE 2:
She got [E open] ruby lips, she got [E open] shapely hips
Yeah, [E open] boy she makes [E7] old Roy flip
[A] I got a woman mean as she can [E] be
Some-[B7]-times I think she's [A] almost mean as [E] me [B7]

VERSE 3:
Well, [E open] I ain't braggin', [E open] it's understood,
[E open] Everything I do, well, I [E7] sure do it good
Yeah, [A] I got a woman mean as she can [E] be
Some-[B7]-times I think she's [A] almost mean as [E] me [B7]

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE] (Ahhh, huh, huh huh...)

OUTRO:
[E] Well, I got a woman (sha la la la)
[E] Yeah, I got a woman (sha la la la)
Yeah, [A] I got a woman (sha la la la)
Well, [E] I got a woman (sha la la la)
Some-[B7]-times I think she's [A] almost mean as [E] me [E open]