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