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Cruel World

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Cminor
90BPM
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[Verse 1]
CI'm putting you out of your Emisery
CCause, darling, you're dragging me Edown
CI wish I could say that I'm Esorry
But I'm Fover that now, I'm taking you out
AbIt's a cruel, cruel world
[Instrumental]
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb Bb G Ab
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb Bb G Ab
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb Bb G Ab
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb Bb G Ab
[Verse 2]
CI used to see beauty in Epeople
CBut now I see muscle and Ebones
CYou know I never wanted to Ehurt you
But I'm Fsorry, my friend, this is the end
AbSo I'm saying my goodbyes
[Chorus]
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb   BbGood-Gbye to my Abgood side
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb   BbIt only evGer got Abme hurt
Cm   Cm  CmAnd CmI finally lBbearned
N.C.
It's a cruel, cruel world
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb   BbIt's a Gcruel, cruel Abworld
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb Bb G Ab
[Bridge]
FmErase you from my mind
AbI'm sorry, but I
FmI'm cutting all the ties
AbSo I'm saying my goodbyes
[Chorus]
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb   BbGood-Gbye to my Abgood side
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb   BbIt only evGer got Abme hurt
Cm   Cm  CmAnd CmI finally lBbearned
N.C.
It's a cruel, cruel world
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb   BbIt's a Gcruel, cruel Abworld
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Bb Bb G Ab
[Outro]
Cm Bb Ab G
Ab Bb
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