D# G# Cruel cruel world must I go on D# A# A#7 Cruel cruel world Iʼm movin on D# D#7 Iʼve been living too fast G# Iʼve been living too wrong D# A# D# Cruel cruel world Iʼm gone Verse: D# G# This big olʼ world sure got me runninʼ round D# A# A#7 I heard a voice that said just settle down D# D#7 And with the moonlight as my guide G# And with this feeling deep inside D# A# D# I know now that I am homeward bound D# G# As I wander through the pines, the whisperings, they tell D# A# A#7 Of the many before me who tried and fell D# D#7 Seeking fortune and ways G# To get to glory days D# A# D# Looking for a place in this old world Chorus: D# G# Cruel cruel world must I go on D# A# A#7 Cruel cruel world Iʼm movin on D# D#7 Iʼve been living too fast D#7 G# Iʼve been living too wrong D# A# D# Cruel cruel world Iʼm gone Verse: D# G# Desert roads, desert plains D# A# A#7 I have seen so much pain D# D#7 G# Now I see into the eyes of a girl D# A# D# No more, no more, cruel world D# G# Dusty trail saw a vapor light D# A# A#7 Was it mirage? Donʼt know but it seemed right D# D#7 I felt mission I felt trust G# I knew that then I must D# A# D# Go to her, away from this cruel world Chorus: D# G# Cruel cruel world must I go on D# A# A#7 Cruel cruel world Iʼm movin on D# D#7 Iʼve been living too fast D#7 G# Iʼve been living too wrong D# A# D# Cruel cruel world Iʼm gone
