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Hello Cruel World -  A Man Called (E)
[Intro]
E A6
[Verse 1]
EHello cruel world so this is youA6  
A broken heart but with a Eview
I'm looking out to face anothA6er dayAm  
[Verse 2]
EThe angry mob, the happy mA6ass
This birthday cake may be the Elast
I'm looking C#mout to find anDother wayE  E  
[Chorus]
ENorman RockAwell colours fadC#me
All my fF#mavorite things have chaCnged
What the hell,D  
Hello cruel worldE  
[Interlude]
E(dA6o do do-do do do do-do)
[Verse 3]
 EI thought I heard an opera A6star
Who had no home under the Estars
She sang and sang and sang the niA6ght awayAm  
[Chorus]
EAnd Mother Nature changed her naA6me
She doesn't want to play the Egame
I don't bC#melieve she'll ever be Dthe sameE  E  
[Chorus]
 ESo Big BroAther never cameC#m  
Howdy-DoF#mody gets the blameC  
But what the hellD  
Hello cruel worldE  
[Chorus]
EBad and beaAutiful and stranC#mge
Monkeys dancF#ming in a cageC  
But what the hellD  
Hello cruel worldC  D  C#m  
[Bridge]
C#mVenus de Milo grew an arAm
And Old MacDonald bought the farmC  
Say goodbyeD  
Hello cruel worldE  
[Interlude]
Edo do do-do  do do do do   A6do do do-do  do do do do 
Edo do do-do  do do do do   A6do do do-do  Amdo do do do 
Edo do do-do  do do do do
[Chorus]
ENorman RockAwell colours fadC#me
All my faF#mvorite things have changedC  
But what the hellD, hello cruel worldE  
[Chorus]
EBad and beaAutiful and stranC#mge
Monkeys danF#mcing in a cageC  
But what the hellD  
Hello cruel worldC  
(Say goodDbye, hello cruel world)C  
But what the hellD  
Hello cruel world E(do do do-do do do do-do) [repeat backup vox to end]
[Outro]
(CHello helloD,       E  COoooh ooDooh     E  Cdo do do-do Ddooooo)
Hello cruel worldE  

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Hello Cruel World

by E (Mark Oliver Everett)

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C#m

F#m

Hello Cruel World - A Man Called (E)

[Intro]

E A6

[Verse 1]

E A6

Hello cruel world so this is you

A broken heart but with a view

A6 Am

I'm looking out to face another day

[Verse 2]

E A6

The angry mob, the happy mass

This birthday cake may be the last

C#m D E E

I'm looking out to find another way

[Chorus]

E A C#m

Norman Rockwell colours fade

F#m C

All my favorite things have changed

What the hell,

Hello cruel world

[Interlude]

E A6

(do do do-do do do do-do)

[Verse 3]

E A6

I thought I heard an opera star

Who had no home under the stars

A6 Am

She sang and sang and sang the night away

[Chorus]

E A6

And Mother Nature changed her name

She doesn't want to play the game

C#m D E E

I don't believe she'll ever be the same

[Chorus]

E A C#m

So Big Brother never came

F#m C

Howdy-Doody gets the blame

But what the hell

Hello cruel world

[Chorus]

E A C#m

Bad and beautiful and strange

F#m C

Monkeys dancing in a cage

But what the hell

C D C#m

Hello cruel world

[Bridge]

C#m A

Venus de Milo grew an arm

And Old MacDonald bought the farm

Say goodbye

Hello cruel world

[Interlude]

E A6

do do do-do do do do do do do do-do do do do do

E A6 Am

do do do-do do do do do do do do-do do do do do

do do do-do do do do do

[Chorus]

E A C#m

Norman Rockwell colours fade

F#m C

All my favorite things have changed

D E

But what the hell, hello cruel world

[Chorus]

E A C#m

Bad and beautiful and strange

F#m C

Monkeys dancing in a cage

But what the hell

Hello cruel world

D C

(Say goodbye, hello cruel world)

But what the hell

Hello cruel world (do do do-do do do do-do) [repeat backup vox to end]

[Outro]

C D E C D E C D

(Hello hello, Ooooh ooooh do do do-do dooooo)

Hello cruel world

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