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[Verse 1]
EmI know it's late
But I'm sittin' up waiting
CFor this change
Tired of anticipating
GYou know what you're doing to meD  
(You know what you're doing to me)
[Verse 2]
EmPlaying 'round me again
Come back, I'm praying
CSix months of that pain
Waiting for some explanation
GYou know what your doing to meD  
(You know what you're doing to me)
[Pre-Chorus]
AmRunning in circles again
CLet's stop trying to pretend
GEverything here ain't a messD  
Stuck in the Amwake of you
Locked in a Ccage, so cruel
GCruel of you to keep me in chainsD  
[Chorus]
Stuck in the Emwake of you
Locked in a Ccage, so cruel
GCruel of you to keep me in chainsD  
AmChains for you
This ain't the Cway we do
GCruel that you keep lighting the flameD  
[Post-Chorus]
(So cAmruel)
(So cCruel)
(So cGruel)
(So cDruel)
[Verse 3]
EmYou wearing that dress
Trying to send a message
CYou ain't gonna impress
I know your methods
GI know what you're doing to meD  
[Pre-Chorus]
AmRunning in circles again
CLet's stop trying to pretend
GEverything here ain't a messD  
Stuck in the Amwake of you
Locked in a Ccage, so cruel
GCruel of you to keep me in chainsD  
[Chorus]
Stuck in the Emwake of you
Locked in a Ccage, so cruel
GCruel of you to keep me in chainsD  
AmChains for you
This ain't the Cway we do
GCruel that you keep lighting the flameD  
[Outro]
(So cAmruel)
So cruel
(So cCruel)
(So cGruel)
So-oh-oh-oh-oh
(So cDruel)
(So cAmruel)
So cruel
(So cCruel)
So cruel
(So cGruel)
Yeah
So crDuel

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Cruel

by In Stereo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I know it's late

But I'm sittin' up waiting

For this change

Tired of anticipating

G D

You know what you're doing to me

(You know what you're doing to me)

[Verse 2]

Playing 'round me again

Come back, I'm praying

Six months of that pain

Waiting for some explanation

G D

You know what your doing to me

(You know what you're doing to me)

[Pre-Chorus]

Running in circles again

Let's stop trying to pretend

G D

Everything here ain't a mess

Stuck in the wake of you

Locked in a cage, so cruel

G D

Cruel of you to keep me in chains

[Chorus]

Stuck in the wake of you

Locked in a cage, so cruel

G D

Cruel of you to keep me in chains

Chains for you

This ain't the way we do

G D

Cruel that you keep lighting the flame

[Post-Chorus]

(So cruel)

[Verse 3]

You wearing that dress

Trying to send a message

You ain't gonna impress

I know your methods

G D

I know what you're doing to me

[Pre-Chorus]

Running in circles again

Let's stop trying to pretend

G D

Everything here ain't a mess

Stuck in the wake of you

Locked in a cage, so cruel

G D

Cruel of you to keep me in chains

[Chorus]

Stuck in the wake of you

Locked in a cage, so cruel

G D

Cruel of you to keep me in chains

Chains for you

This ain't the way we do

G D

Cruel that you keep lighting the flame

[Outro]

(So cruel)

So cruel

(So cruel)

So-oh-oh-oh-oh

(So cruel)

So cruel

(So cruel)

So cruel

(So cruel)

Yeah

So cruel

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