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This is a tab to "Cruel" by The Veronicas. It has a catchy tune :)
If you can't do the suspended or 7th chords then feel free to replace
it with the regular chord. Also, the G is optional in the verses.  
NO CAPO
VERSE 1:
    Cadd9Wish I could Em7say you're not the oDneG  
    Cadd9My heart hangs Em7on, you're having fDunG  
    Cadd9We can't be lovers and we Em7can't be friends
    DBut I still want you and I can't pretend
    Cadd9It f***ing kEm7ills me that we're dDone,
PRECHORUS:
    Cadd9A little twist of the knife, yeahG, a little salt in the cut, yeah
    Cadd9a little thorn in the side and it Dstings like hell.
CHORUS:
    Feels soCadd9, cruel, the way you Gtreat me like a stranger.
    DCruel, when you lookin' like that oh
    Cadd9Cruel, the way you Em7touch her when you kiss her
    DTake my endless summer, turn it in to winter.
    Cadd9Cruel the way you Gtreat me like a stranger,
    DCruel when you know me like that, oh
    Cadd9Cruel when you Em7touch her when you kiss her,
    DTake my endless summer, turn it into winter.
VERSE 2:
    Cadd9I'm making Em7out like I don't Dcare,G  
    Cadd9But in her Em7sleep I'd cut her Dhair,G  
    Cadd9We can't be lovers and we Em7can't be friends
    DBut I still want you and I can't pretend
    Cadd9The way it Em7hurts, it's just not Dfair,
PRECHORUS:
    Cadd9A little twist of the knife, yeahG, a little salt in the cut, yeah
    Cadd9a little thorn in the side and it Dstings like hell.
CHORUS:
    Feels soCadd9, cruel, the way you Gtreat me like a stranger.
    DCruel, when you lookin' like that oh
    Cadd9Cruel, the way you Em7touch her when you kiss her
    DTake my endless summer, turn it in to winter.
    Cadd9Cruel the way you Gtreat me like a stranger,
    DCruel when you know me like that, oh
    Cadd9Cruel when you Em7touch her when you kiss her,
    DTake my endless summer, turn it into winter.
BRIDGE:
    Cadd9Once upon a time I Gthought that we were going strong,
    DWhat we had would never move, no it would never fall down.
    No I'vCadd9e never been so wrongG.
    No I've Dnever been so wrong.
    Cadd9Once upon a time I Gused to dream I'd be your wife,
    DI could hear the bells were ringing I was dressed in white,
    No I'vCadd9e never been so wrongG.
    No I've Dnever been so wrong.
    Cadd9A little twist of the knife....
FINAL CHORUS:
    Cadd9Cruel, the way you Gtreat me like a stranger.
    DCruel, when you lookin' like that oh
    Cadd9Cruel, the way you Em7touch her when you kiss her
    DTake my endless summer, turn it in to winter.
    Cadd9Cruel the way you Gtreat me like a stranger,
    DCruel when you know me like that, oh
    Cadd9Cruel when you Em7touch her when you kiss her,
    DTake my endless summer, turn it into winter.
    Cadd9Cruel, the way you tGreat me like a stranger.
    DCruel, when you lookin' like that oh
    Cadd9Cruel, the way you Em7touch her when you kiss her
    DTake my endless summer, turn it in to winter.
    You're so cruel...

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Cruel

by The Veronicas

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Cadd9

Em7

This is a tab to "Cruel" by The Veronicas. It has a catchy tune :)

If you can't do the suspended or 7th chords then feel free to replace

it with the regular chord. Also, the G is optional in the verses.

NO CAPO

VERSE 1:

Cadd9 Em7 D G

Wish I could say you're not the one

Cadd9 Em7 D G

My heart hangs on, you're having fun

Cadd9 Em7

We can't be lovers and we can't be friends

But I still want you and I can't pretend

Cadd9 Em7 D

It f***ing kills me that we're done,

PRECHORUS:

Cadd9 G

A little twist of the knife, yeah, a little salt in the cut, yeah

Cadd9 D

a little thorn in the side and it stings like hell.

CHORUS:

Cadd9 G

Feels so, cruel, the way you treat me like a stranger.

Cruel, when you lookin' like that oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel, the way you touch her when you kiss her

Take my endless summer, turn it in to winter.

Cadd9 G

Cruel the way you treat me like a stranger,

Cruel when you know me like that, oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel when you touch her when you kiss her,

Take my endless summer, turn it into winter.

VERSE 2:

Cadd9 Em7 D G

I'm making out like I don't care,

Cadd9 Em7 D G

But in her sleep I'd cut her hair,

Cadd9 Em7

We can't be lovers and we can't be friends

But I still want you and I can't pretend

Cadd9 Em7 D

The way it hurts, it's just not fair,

PRECHORUS:

Cadd9 G

A little twist of the knife, yeah, a little salt in the cut, yeah

Cadd9 D

a little thorn in the side and it stings like hell.

CHORUS:

Cadd9 G

Feels so, cruel, the way you treat me like a stranger.

Cruel, when you lookin' like that oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel, the way you touch her when you kiss her

Take my endless summer, turn it in to winter.

Cadd9 G

Cruel the way you treat me like a stranger,

Cruel when you know me like that, oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel when you touch her when you kiss her,

Take my endless summer, turn it into winter.

BRIDGE:

Cadd9 G

Once upon a time I thought that we were going strong,

What we had would never move, no it would never fall down.

Cadd9 G

No I've never been so wrong.

Cadd9 G

Once upon a time I used to dream I'd be your wife,

I could hear the bells were ringing I was dressed in white,

Cadd9 G

No I've never been so wrong.

Cadd9

A little twist of the knife....

FINAL CHORUS:

Cadd9 G

Cruel, the way you treat me like a stranger.

Cruel, when you lookin' like that oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel, the way you touch her when you kiss her

Take my endless summer, turn it in to winter.

Cadd9 G

Cruel the way you treat me like a stranger,

Cruel when you know me like that, oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel when you touch her when you kiss her,

Take my endless summer, turn it into winter.

Cadd9 G

Cruel, the way you treat me like a stranger.

Cruel, when you lookin' like that oh

Cadd9 Em7

Cruel, the way you touch her when you kiss her

Take my endless summer, turn it in to winter.

You're so cruel...

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