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This is the acoustic version of the song. The chords might transfer over to the 
album version but I have not verified it.
Chords used:
|--F1---C0---Am0---G3--|
|--1---1---1---0--|
|--2---0---2---0--|
|--3---2---2---0--|
|--3---3---0---2--|
|--------------3--|
[Intro] 
 F   C   Amx3
FI saw a Cgirl Amflip a stroller
FThat was Cholding her Ambaby sister
FHer mother Cscreamed Amand came runnin
FI couldn't Cbelieve Amwhat I'd seen
It's a cFruel wCorld, a Fcruel cCruel wGorld!
It's a cFruel wCorld, a Fcruel cCruel wGorld!
Repeat Intro
FThere's a Cman Amon my corner
FHe's been Clayin fAmace down for days
FI don't Cwalk Amby that corner
FWhen I gCo to work AmI walk another way
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
[Bridge]
|-0-00-00-00000-1-00-0-0-0--------|
|-1-00-33-01010-1-11-1-1-1--------|
|-2-22-22-22222-2-00-0-0-0----020-|   x4
|-2-22-22-22222-3-22-2-2-2-002----|
|-0-00-00-00000-3-33-3-3-3--------|
|---------------------------------|
Chords after the little solo:
G  F  Am    G F Am G Am G
FI don't Cknow Amjust what you've done
FI probably coCuldn't belieAmve what you've seen
FAs we get oClder Amit gets clearer
FAnd CI'm sure Amwe could all agree
Gap between verse and chorus:
F C Am  F C Am
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
It's a Fcruel Cworld, a Fcruel Ccruel Gworld!
End on G with some cool strumming.

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Cruel World

by Dead to Me

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is the acoustic version of the song. The chords might transfer over to the

album version but I have not verified it.

Chords used:

F C Am G

|--1---0---0---3--|

|--1---1---1---0--|

|--2---0---2---0--|

|--3---2---2---0--|

|--3---3---0---2--|

|--------------3--|

[Intro]

F C Am

I saw a girl flip a stroller

F C Am

That was holding her baby sister

F C Am

Her mother screamed and came runnin

F C Am

I couldn't believe what I'd seen

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

Repeat Intro

F C Am

There's a man on my corner

F C Am

He's been layin face down for days

F C Am

I don't walk by that corner

F C Am

When I go to work I walk another way

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

[Bridge]

|-0-00-00-00000-1-00-0-0-0--------|

|-1-00-33-01010-1-11-1-1-1--------|

|-2-22-22-22222-2-00-0-0-0----020-| x4

|-2-22-22-22222-3-22-2-2-2-002----|

|-0-00-00-00000-3-33-3-3-3--------|

|---------------------------------|

Chords after the little solo:

G F Am G F Am G Am G

F C Am

I don't know just what you've done

F C Am

I probably couldn't believe what you've seen

F C Am

As we get older it gets clearer

F C Am

And I'm sure we could all agree

Gap between verse and chorus:

F C Am F C Am

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

F C F C G

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

End on G with some cool strumming.

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