Turtle Blues — Piano Lead Sheet

I’m a (D7)mean, the mean a wom an, I don’t need no one ev man, ’ry thing no (D7)good, no. I’m a mean, (G7)once mean wom an, dy, I don’t need no one man, ’ry thing in sight. no good. I I just hon treats ’em like I wants to, hon ey, I nev er treats ’em, hon ey, like I (D)should. Oh, Lord, I (D7)once the had of dad dy, He said he’d give me ev bed ’ry thing in (D7)sight. no. I’m not I (G7)kind had a dad dy, said he’d give no me ev a bed of ease. no good. So, if said, just ey, I want the sun shine, hon ey, yeah, take the stars out me ey, of the (D)night. Oh, Lord, I (D)please. I guess I’m just like a tur tle, that’s hid in’ un der neath its hard ened (D7)shell. Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, (G7)yeah, like a tur tle, hid in’ un der neath its hard ened (D7)shell. But you (A7)know I’m ver y well pro tect ed. I know this god damned life too (D)well. (A7)Oh, now call me mean, you can call me e vil, yeah, (G7)yeah, I’ve been called much worse things a (D7)round. Call me (G7)mean or call me e vil, I’ve been called much worse things a (D7)round. Yeah, but (A7)I’m gon na take good care of Jan is, yeah, hon ey, no one gon na dog me (D)down.