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Cruel

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Chord shapes relative to capo on 5th. Same verse and chorus chords throughout.
                C-x-3-2-0-1-0-
               Em-0-2-2-0-0-0-
            Gsus4-3-5-5-4-3-0-
            D#/A#-5-5-4-0-3-0-
            Fmaj7-1-3-3-2-1-0-
[Intro]
C
Em
Gsus4
D#/A#
Fmaj7
Em
Gsus4
Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
CCome here, Emlay your bones with Gsus4mineD#/A#  
 Fmaj7I feel Emwasted most of the Gsus4timeFmaj7  
CAnd I'm destEmroying things
  GIs that a D#/A#sign?
Maybe Fmaj7I, maybe I'Emm, not dGsus4oing this life thing Fmaj7right
[Chorus]
  CWhen I do Cthings to hurt you Gsus4I do it wFmaj7ith the intention
  CWhen I say Cwords meant to brGsus4uise, all Fmaj7for the pain inflicted
  CI tell you Cthat I'm through, Gsus4I want to Fmaj7feel your heart breaking
            C       COh yeah that Gsus4kid can be Fmaj7so cruel
[Verse 2]
CIs there soEmme secret I've been Gsus4left out on?D#/A#  
Fmaj7The wholEme world's in the knGsus4ow - I'm left a Fmaj7bygone
CIf I said IEm'd give you my best, I'd bGsus4e lying to you 'cauD#/A#se I'm a mess
How'd Fmaj7you stop, HEmow'd you Gsus4stop a good love froFmaj7m going wrong?
[Chorus]
  CWhen I do Cthings to hurt you Gsus4I do it wFmaj7ith the intention
  CWhen I say Cwords meant to brGsus4uise, all Fmaj7for the pain inflicted
  CI tell you Cthat I'm through, Gsus4I want to Fmaj7feel your heart breaking
            C       COh yeah that Gsus4kid can be Fmaj7so cruel
[Verse 3]
CWhat will mEmake you walk away?Gsus4  D#/A#  
Fmaj7When wilEml it become too mucGsus4h for you to takFmaj7e?
CFor what itEm's worth I'll love yGsus4ou to the enD#/A#d of the earth
Maybe Fmaj7I (maybe I) Emmaybe I Gsus4forget (maybe I forgFmaj7et) for you to hear what I have to say
[Chorus]
CWhen I do thCings to hurt you iGsus4t's to my Fmaj7affliction
CWhen I say wCords meant to bruiGsus4se I feel Fmaj7it when it kicks in
CI tell you tChat I'm through, wGsus4reck my heFmaj7art for yours is breaking
            C        CAnd I don't Gsus4mean to be Fmaj7so cruel
[Coda]
Fmaj7Come here, lay your bones 'cause I don't Gsus4mean to be so D#/A#cruel to you
Fmaj7Come here, lay your bones 'cause I don't Gsus4mean to be so D#/A#cruel to you
Fmaj7Come here, lay your bones 'cause I don't Gsus4mean to be so D#/A#cruel to you
Fmaj7Come here,lay your bones 'cause I don't mGsus4ean to be so cD#/A#ruel
Fmaj7

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Cruel

by Honeyblood

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

D#/A#

Fmaj7

Chord shapes relative to capo on 5th. Same verse and chorus chords throughout.

-x-3-2-0-1-0-

-0-2-2-0-0-0-

Gsus4

-3-5-5-4-3-0-

D#/A#

-5-5-4-0-3-0-

Fmaj7

-1-3-3-2-1-0-

[Intro]

Gsus4

D#/A#

Fmaj7

Gsus4

Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Em Gsus4 D#/A#

Come here, lay your bones with mine

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4 Fmaj7

I feel wasted most of the time

C Em

And I'm destroying things

G D#/A#

Is that a sign?

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4 Fmaj7

Maybe I, maybe I'm, not doing this life thing right

[Chorus]

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

When I do things to hurt you I do it with the intention

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

When I say words meant to bruise, all for the pain inflicted

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

I tell you that I'm through, I want to feel your heart breaking

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

Oh yeah that kid can be so cruel

[Verse 2]

C Em Gsus4 D#/A#

Is there some secret I've been left out on?

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4 Fmaj7

The whole world's in the know - I'm left a bygone

C Em Gsus4 D#/A#

If I said I'd give you my best, I'd be lying to you 'cause I'm a mess

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4 Fmaj7

How'd you stop, How'd you stop a good love from going wrong?

[Chorus]

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

When I do things to hurt you I do it with the intention

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

When I say words meant to bruise, all for the pain inflicted

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

I tell you that I'm through, I want to feel your heart breaking

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

Oh yeah that kid can be so cruel

[Verse 3]

C Em Gsus4 D#/A#

What will make you walk away?

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4 Fmaj7

When will it become too much for you to take?

C Em Gsus4 D#/A#

For what it's worth I'll love you to the end of the earth

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4 Fmaj7

Maybe I (maybe I) maybe I forget (maybe I forget) for you to hear what I have to say

[Chorus]

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

When I do things to hurt you it's to my affliction

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

When I say words meant to bruise I feel it when it kicks in

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

I tell you that I'm through, wreck my heart for yours is breaking

C C Gsus4 Fmaj7

And I don't mean to be so cruel

[Coda]

Fmaj7 Gsus4 D#/A#

Come here, lay your bones 'cause I don't mean to be so cruel to you

Fmaj7 Gsus4 D#/A#

Come here, lay your bones 'cause I don't mean to be so cruel to you

Fmaj7 Gsus4 D#/A#

Come here, lay your bones 'cause I don't mean to be so cruel to you

Fmaj7 Gsus4 D#/A#

Come here,lay your bones 'cause I don't mean to be so cruel

Fmaj7

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