Chords used:
[F] [C] [Am] [G]
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Intro: F C Am x3
[F]I saw a [C]girl[Am] flip a stroller
[F]That was [C]holding her [Am]baby sister
[F]Her mother [C]screamed[Am] and came runnin
[F]I couldn't [C]believe [Am]what I'd seen
It's a c[F]ruel w[C]orld, a [F]cruel c[C]ruel w[G]orld!
It's a c[F]ruel w[C]orld, a [F]cruel c[C]ruel w[G]orld!
Repeat Intro
[F]There's a [C]man[Am] on my corner
[F]He's been[C] layin f[Am]ace down for days
[F]I don't[C] walk[Am] by that corner
[F]When I g[C]o to work [Am]I walk another way
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
Bridge:
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Chords after the little solo:
[G] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[F]I don't [C]know [Am]just what you've done
[F]I probably co[C]uldn't belie[Am]ve what you've seen
[F]As we get o[C]lder[Am] it gets clearer
[F]And [C]I'm sure [Am]we could all agree
Gap between verse and chorus:
[F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] [Am]
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
End on G with some cool strumming.
[F] [C] [Am] [G]
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Intro: F C Am x3
[F]I saw a [C]girl[Am] flip a stroller
[F]That was [C]holding her [Am]baby sister
[F]Her mother [C]screamed[Am] and came runnin
[F]I couldn't [C]believe [Am]what I'd seen
It's a c[F]ruel w[C]orld, a [F]cruel c[C]ruel w[G]orld!
It's a c[F]ruel w[C]orld, a [F]cruel c[C]ruel w[G]orld!
Repeat Intro
[F]There's a [C]man[Am] on my corner
[F]He's been[C] layin f[Am]ace down for days
[F]I don't[C] walk[Am] by that corner
[F]When I g[C]o to work [Am]I walk another way
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
Bridge:
|-0-00-00-00000-1-00-0-0-0--------|
|-1-00-33-01010-1-11-1-1-1--------|
|-2-22-22-22222-2-00-0-0-0----020-| x4
|-2-22-22-22222-3-22-2-2-2-002----|
|-0-00-00-00000-3-33-3-3-3--------|
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Chords after the little solo:
[G] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[F]I don't [C]know [Am]just what you've done
[F]I probably co[C]uldn't belie[Am]ve what you've seen
[F]As we get o[C]lder[Am] it gets clearer
[F]And [C]I'm sure [Am]we could all agree
Gap between verse and chorus:
[F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] [Am]
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
It's a [F]cruel [C]world, a [F]cruel [C]cruel [G]world!
End on G with some cool strumming.