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Foxes - Cruel
Standard tuning, no capo
[Intro]
 Am   F   C   Gx2
[Verse]
  AmTell a lie
Tell a Flie that makes me want to stayC  
Give me something out of Cnothing
If it's not too late
  AmIf it's real
If it's Freal, I guess I feel the paiCn
Coming closer, out of Cfocus
[Pre-chorus]
Oh, and it's Amhard to
It's hard to Flove someone who can't be lovedC  
But it's Amwhat you do
It's what you Fdo
[Chorus 1]
Baby, you're so Amcruel, you're so cruelF  
'Cause you got me bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
This love I can't Amundo, can't undoF  
'Cause you got me bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
Am F C G
[Verse]
  AmLosing me, Fcarelessly you sacrificCe
Give me something out of Cnothing, if it's not too late
  AmDid you steal or Fborrow me and all my lifCe?
Coming in closer, out of Cfocus
[Pre-chorus]
Oh, and it's Amhard to
It's hard to Flove someone who can't be lovedC  
But it's Amwhat you do
It's what you Fdo
[Chorus 2]
Baby, you're so Amcruel, you're so cruelF  
'Cause you got me bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
This love I can't Amundo, can't undoF  
'Cause you got me bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
All I do is Ampray
And it's keeping me Fawake
When I try to leave I Cthink that you need me, do Gyou?
Baby, you're so Amcruel, you're so cruelF  
'Cause I'm still bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
[Bridge]
  DmThere's Emline that pulls me back to yoFu
There's Conly so much I can dDmo
A Embind that holds the spark
FWrapped around my heart
There's Conly so much I can do
When you Fgot me bound to you
[Chorus 2]
Baby, you're so Amcruel, you're so cruelF  
'Cause you got me bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
This love I can't Amundo, can't undoF  
'Cause you got me bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
All I do is Ampray
And it's keeping me Fawake
When I try to leave I Cthink that you need me, do Gyou?
Baby, you're so Amcruel, you're so cruelF  
'Cause I'm still bound to Cyou, bound to youG  
[Outro]
I'm still bound to AmyouF  
I'm still bound to Cyou G  
I'm still bound to AmyouF  
I'm still bound to CyouG  
Am

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Cruel

by Foxes

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Foxes - Cruel

Standard tuning, no capo

[Intro]

Am F C G

[Verse]

Tell a lie

F C

Tell a lie that makes me want to stay

Give me something out of nothing

If it's not too late

If it's real

F C

If it's real, I guess I feel the pain

Coming closer, out of focus

[Pre-chorus]

Oh, and it's hard to

F C

It's hard to love someone who can't be loved

But it's what you do

It's what you do

[Chorus 1]

Am F

Baby, you're so cruel, you're so cruel

C G

'Cause you got me bound to you, bound to you

Am F

This love I can't undo, can't undo

C G

'Cause you got me bound to you, bound to you

Am F C G

[Verse]

Am F C

Losing me, carelessly you sacrifice

Give me something out of nothing, if it's not too late

Am F C

Did you steal or borrow me and all my life?

Coming in closer, out of focus

[Pre-chorus]

Oh, and it's hard to

F C

It's hard to love someone who can't be loved

But it's what you do

It's what you do

[Chorus 2]

Am F

Baby, you're so cruel, you're so cruel

C G

'Cause you got me bound to you, bound to you

Am F

This love I can't undo, can't undo

C G

'Cause you got me bound to you, bound to you

All I do is pray

And it's keeping me awake

C G

When I try to leave I think that you need me, do you?

Am F

Baby, you're so cruel, you're so cruel

C G

'Cause I'm still bound to you, bound to you

[Bridge]

Dm Em F

There's line that pulls me back to you

C Dm

There's only so much I can do

A bind that holds the spark

Wrapped around my heart

There's only so much I can do

When you got me bound to you

[Chorus 2]

Am F

Baby, you're so cruel, you're so cruel

C G

'Cause you got me bound to you, bound to you

Am F

This love I can't undo, can't undo

C G

'Cause you got me bound to you, bound to you

All I do is pray

And it's keeping me awake

C G

When I try to leave I think that you need me, do you?

Am F

Baby, you're so cruel, you're so cruel

C G

'Cause I'm still bound to you, bound to you

[Outro]

Am F

I'm still bound to you

C G

I'm still bound to you

Am F

I'm still bound to you

C G

I'm still bound to you

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