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Cruel

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I realized after tabbing this out that her guitar may be tuned down a whole step. 
Either way, these chords will still work or you can transpose it down by 2.
[Intro]
G#Bodies, can't you see what everybody waGnts from you?
[Verse 1]
G#Forgive the kids, for they don't know how to live
Run the C#alleys, casually
[Chorus]
G#cruel, cruel
[Interlude 1]
G#Bodies, can't you see what everybody Gwants from you? If you could wF#ant that too
[Verse 2]
G#They could take or leave you so they took you and they left you.
How could C#they be casually
[Chorus]
G#Cruel, cruel
C#Cruel, cruel
G# G F# D#
[Interlude 2]
G#Bodies, can't you see what everybody Gwants from you?
If you could F#want that too, then you'd be D#happy
[Verse 3]
G#You were the A#mone waving B#mflares in the C#air so they could F#see C#you
And A#mthey were the B#mzephyr, blowin' C#past ya, blowin Efastly
so they could F#see C#you
[Chorus]
G#Cruel, cruel
C#Cruel, cruel, oh
G#Cruel, cruel
C#Cruel, cruel
G#

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Cruel

by St. Vincent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A#m

I realized after tabbing this out that her guitar may be tuned down a whole step.

Either way, these chords will still work or you can transpose it down by 2.

[Intro]

G# G

Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you?

[Verse 1]

Forgive the kids, for they don't know how to live

Run the alleys, casually

[Chorus]

cruel, cruel

[Interlude 1]

G# G F#

Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you? If you could want that too

[Verse 2]

They could take or leave you so they took you and they left you.

How could they be casually

[Chorus]

Cruel, cruel

G# G F# D#

[Interlude 2]

G# G

Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you?

F# D#

If you could want that too, then you'd be happy

[Verse 3]

G# A#m B#m C# F# C#

You were the one waving flares in the air so they could see you

A#m B#m C# E

And they were the zephyr, blowin' past ya, blowin fastly

F# C#

so they could see you

[Chorus]

Cruel, cruel

Cruel, cruel, oh

Cruel, cruel

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