D G Cruel cruel world must I go on D A A7 Cruel cruel world Iʼm movin on D D7 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 A7 I heard a voice that said just settle down D D7 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 A7 Of the many before me who tried and fell D D7 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 A7 Cruel cruel world Iʼm movin on D D7 Iʼve been living too fast D7 G Iʼve been living too wrong D A D Cruel cruel world Iʼm gone Verse: D G Desert roads, desert plains D A A7 I have seen so much pain D D7 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 A7 Was it mirage? Donʼt know but it seemed right D D7 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 A7 Cruel cruel world Iʼm movin on D D7 Iʼve been living too fast D7 G Iʼve been living too wrong D A D Cruel cruel world Iʼm gone
