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                        SO CRUEL - This Century
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By: Lucas Goldson
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Verse 1:
(  Am)      Am    F    C    G2x
AmDown, down, you're Fgetting me down
You Cleave a night Gwithout a sound
IDm'm sure that CI had my Gdoubts
But now I Amknow you're the one who Fmessed around,
I Ccan't forget you Gmessed around
DmAnd after it Call, I had Gfound
Chorus:
You could be so Ccruel, I was such a E7fool
I could never forgAmive you for Cbending the rFules
But I know where you've Cbeen, you're far from innoDmcent
I'm tired of Fletting you in, wGhenever you Fend, I beAmginF  C  G  
Verse 2:
AmBlame, blame, Fblame myself
CStayed with you, you Gcried for help
DmI should have Cjust said fareGwell
But now I Amknow you could only Flove yourself
CLove yourself, you Glove yourself
DmMuch more than Canyone Gelse,
DmMuch more than Canyone Gelse
Chorus:
You could be so Ccruel, I was such a E7fool
I could never forgAmive you for Cbending the rFules
But I know where you've Cbeen, you're far from innoDmcent
I'm tired of Fletting you in, wGhenever you Fend, I begAmin
Bridge:
F
CWhenever you Gend, I begAminF  
CWhenever you Gend, I begAminF  
CWhenever you Gend, I begAminF  G  
Chorus:
You could be so Ccruel, I was such a Gfool
E/G#I could never forgAmive you for Gbending the rFules
But I know where you've Cbeen, you're far from innoDmcent
I'm tired of Fletting you in, wGhenever you Fend, I begAmin
F
CWhenever you Gend, I begAminF  
CWhenever you Gend, I begAminF  
CWhenever you Gend, I begAmin

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So Cruel

by This Century

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E/G#

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SO CRUEL - This Century

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By: Lucas Goldson

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Verse 1:

Am Am F C G

( ) 2x

Am F

Down, down, you're getting me down

C G

You leave a night without a sound

Dm C G

I'm sure that I had my doubts

Am F

But now I know you're the one who messed around,

C G

I can't forget you messed around

Dm C G

And after it all, I had found

Chorus:

C E7

You could be so cruel, I was such a fool

Am C F

I could never forgive you for bending the rules

C Dm

But I know where you've been, you're far from innocent

F G F Am F C G

I'm tired of letting you in, whenever you end, I begin

Verse 2:

Am F

Blame, blame, blame myself

C G

Stayed with you, you cried for help

Dm C G

I should have just said farewell

Am F

But now I know you could only love yourself

C G

Love yourself, you love yourself

Dm C G

Much more than anyone else,

Dm C G

Much more than anyone else

Chorus:

C E7

You could be so cruel, I was such a fool

Am C F

I could never forgive you for bending the rules

C Dm

But I know where you've been, you're far from innocent

F G F Am

I'm tired of letting you in, whenever you end, I begin

Bridge:

C G Am F

Whenever you end, I begin

C G Am F

Whenever you end, I begin

C G Am F G

Whenever you end, I begin

Chorus:

C G

You could be so cruel, I was such a fool

E/G# Am G F

I could never forgive you for bending the rules

C Dm

But I know where you've been, you're far from innocent

F G F Am

I'm tired of letting you in, whenever you end, I begin

C G Am F

Whenever you end, I begin

C G Am F

Whenever you end, I begin

C G Am

Whenever you end, I begin

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