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Dont Be Cruel

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[Chorus]
 Don’t be cruG#mel                      C#to a heart that’s trueF#  
e |--2----|----------------|-------|               e|----------------|--9--6L----6----|
B |--2----|-----------7----|--6----|               B|----------------|-----7L----7----|
G |--3----|----------------|--6----|               G|--------3L-3----|-----6L----6----|
D |--4----|--------6-------|--6----|               D|----------------|----------------|
A |--4----|-----6----------|-------|               A|-----4----------|----------------|
E |--2----|--4-------------|-------|               E|--2-------------|----------------|
 Don’t be cruG#mel                      C#to a heart that’s trueF#  
         e|----------------|-------|               e|------2|------------------------|----|
         B|-----------7----|--6----|               B|------2|------------------------|----|
         G|----------------|--6----|               G|-----3-|------------------------|----|
         D|--------6-------|--6----|               D|----4--|--2s-4--2---------------|----|
         A|-----6----------|-------|               A|---4---|--------------6-----4---|----|
         E|--4-------------|-------|               E|--2----|------------------------|----|
Riff.
e|--------------|            e|----||
B|--------------|            B|----||
G|--------------|            G|----||
D|--------------|            D|----||
A|------4h6p4---|    x3      A|----||
E|--2-6---------|            E|-2--||
I don’t Bwant no other C#love, BBaby it’s just C#you I’m thinking oF#f
[Verse 1]
You F#know I can be found, SittiF#ng home all alone,
If yBou can’t come around, At F#least please telephone.
Don’t be crG#muel    C#to a heart that’s trF#ue
[Verse 2]
F#Baby, if I made you mad, For sF#omething I might have said, 2nd voice
BPlease, let’s forget the past, The F#future looks bright ahead  2nd voice
Don’t be crG#muel   C#to a heart that’s trF#ueF#7  
I don’t Bwant no other C#love, BBaby it’s just C#you I’m thinking oF#f  2nd voice
[Verse 3]
F#Don’t stop thinking of me, DF#on’t make me feel this way,  2de stem
Come Bon over here and love me, You F#know what I want you to say  2de stem
Don’t be crG#muel   C#to a heart that’s truF#eF#7  
Why Bshould we be aC#part I rBeally really love you bC#aby, cross my heF#art  2de stem
[Verse 4]
     (Pa, Pa, Pa, Pa)             (Pa, Pa ,Pa,Pa)
F#Let’s walk up to the preacher, F#And let us say I do,
     (Pa, Pa, Pa, Pa)               (Pa, Pa ,Pa ,Pa)
BThen you’ll know you’ll have me, F#And I’ll know that I’ll have you
Don’t be crG#muel    C#to a heart that’s trF#ueF#7  
        (aaaahaa)          (aaaahaa)
I don’t Bwant no other C#love, BBaby it’s just yC#ou I’m thinking of F# 2nd voice
[Chorus]              
Don’t be crG#muel           C#to a heart that’s tF#rue
              (oe oehoe)
Don’t be G#mcruel         tC#o a heart that’s truF#eF#7  
       (aaaahaa)            (aaaahaa)
I don’t Bwant no other C#love, BBaby it’s just yC#ou I’m thinking of F# 2nd voice

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Dont Be Cruel

by The Judds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

F#7

[Chorus]

G#m C# F#

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

e |--2----|----------------|-------| e|----------------|--9--6L----6----|

B |--2----|-----------7----|--6----| B|----------------|-----7L----7----|

G |--3----|----------------|--6----| G|--------3L-3----|-----6L----6----|

D |--4----|--------6-------|--6----| D|----------------|----------------|

A |--4----|-----6----------|-------| A|-----4----------|----------------|

E |--2----|--4-------------|-------| E|--2-------------|----------------|

G#m C# F#

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

e|----------------|-------| e|------2|------------------------|----|

B|-----------7----|--6----| B|------2|------------------------|----|

G|----------------|--6----| G|-----3-|------------------------|----|

D|--------6-------|--6----| D|----4--|--2s-4--2---------------|----|

A|-----6----------|-------| A|---4---|--------------6-----4---|----|

E|--4-------------|-------| E|--2----|------------------------|----|

Riff.

e|--------------| e|----||

B|--------------| B|----||

G|--------------| G|----||

D|--------------| D|----||

A|------4h6p4---| x3 A|----||

E|--2-6---------| E|-2--||

B C# B C# F#

I don’t want no other love, Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of

[Verse 1]

F# F#

You know I can be found, Sitting home all alone,

B F#

If you can’t come around, At least please telephone.

G#m C# F#

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

[Verse 2]

F# F#

Baby, if I made you mad, For something I might have said, 2nd voice

B F#

Please, let’s forget the past, The future looks bright ahead  2nd voice

G#m C# F# F#7

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

B C# B C# F#

I don’t want no other love, Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of  2nd voice

[Verse 3]

F# F#

Don’t stop thinking of me, Don’t make me feel this way,  2de stem

B F#

Come on over here and love me, You know what I want you to say  2de stem

G#m C# F# F#7

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

B C# B C# F#

Why should we be apart I really really love you baby, cross my heart  2de stem

[Verse 4]

(Pa, Pa, Pa, Pa) (Pa, Pa ,Pa,Pa)

F# F#

Let’s walk up to the preacher, And let us say I do,

(Pa, Pa, Pa, Pa) (Pa, Pa ,Pa ,Pa)

B F#

Then you’ll know you’ll have me, And I’ll know that I’ll have you

G#m C# F# F#7

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

(aaaahaa) (aaaahaa)

B C# B C# F#

I don’t want no other love, Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of  2nd voice

[Chorus]

G#m C# F#

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

(oe oehoe)

G#m C# F# F#7

Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true

(aaaahaa) (aaaahaa)

B C# B C# F#

I don’t want no other love, Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of  2nd voice

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