Simple Plan - You Don't Mean Anything: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Don't Mean Anything" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn You Don't Mean Anything Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Simple Plan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "You Don't Mean Anything" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B    F#/A# G#m
Maybe
    F#
I'm just not
 E               F#
good enough for you
     B    F#/A# G#m
And maybe
   F#
I just don't
 E               F#
want to be like you

          D#m
And maybe I just
       G#m
don't want to know
D#m           G#m
How low your ready to go
     C#m       C#
I'm not gonna change
           F#   E
You can't make me whoa

Chorus:
B   F#/A#     G#m
You don't you don't
     F#        E
You don't you don't
You don't mean
F#           B
anything to me
    F#/A#     G#m
You don't you don't
     F#        E
You don't you don't
You don't mean
F#           B
anything to me
E
You're what I
F#
never want to be

Tell me, does it feel good to be like you?
And tell me, why should I waste my time with you?
'Cause maybe you always bring me down
And I'm sick of being pushed around
I'm not gonna change, you can't make me, whoa

Chorus:
You don't, you don't, you don't, you don't
You don't mean anything to me
You don't, you don't, you don't, you don't
You don't mean anything to me
You're what I never wanna be

G#m            C#
   I know you think you know me
F#                B  F#/A#
   You don't know anything
G#            C#m
   I know you wanna help me
F#              B  F#/A#
   I don't need anything
G#               C#m
   Don't tell me where to go
    C#                 F#   E
  I don't need you to know no whoa

Chorus:
You don't, you don't, you don't, you don't
You don't mean anything to me
You don't you don't, you don't, you don't
You don't mean anything to me
You don't, you don't, you don't, you don't
You don't mean anything to me
You don't you don't, you don't, you don't
You don't mean anything to me
You're what I never wanna be
You don't mean anything to me
You're what I never wanna be


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You Don't Mean Anything" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Don't Mean Anything" by Simple Plan.