Eels – Hello Cruel World (Guitar)

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[Intro] E E F#m [Verse 1]
E
 Hello cruel world

           F#m
So this is you?
A broken heart
            E
But with a view

                           F#m      Am
I'm looking out to face another day

E
 The angry mob

           F#m
The happy mass

                               E
This birthday cake may be the last

             C#m                 D
I'm looking out to find another way
[Chorus]
E         A                C#m
 Norman Rockwell colors fade

         F#m                  C
All my favorite things have changed

              D
But what the hell

             E    F#m
Hello cruel world
[Verse 2]
E                            F#m
 I thought I heard an opera star

                            E
Who had no home under the stars

                                 F#m      Am
She sang and sang and sang the night away

E                               F#m
 And mother nature changed her name

                               E
She doesn't want to play the game

          C#m                D
I don't believe she'll ever be the same
[Chorus]
E         A             C#m
 So big brother never came

        F#m            C
Howdy Doody gets the blame

              D
But what the hell

             E
Hello cruel world

          A              C#m
Bad and beautiful and strange

          F#m          C
Monkeys dancing in a cage

              D
But what the hell

              C   D
Hello cruel world
[Bridge]
C#m                     A
 Venus De Milo grew an arm

                               C
And old MacDonald bought the farm

         D
Say goodbye

              E   F#m
Hello cruel world
[Instrumental] E F#m Am E [Chorus]
E         A                C#m
 Norman Rockwell colors fade

         F#m                  C
All my favorite things have changed

              D
But what the hell

             E
Hello cruel world

          A              C#m
Bad and beautiful and strange

          F#m          C
Monkeys dancing in a cage

              D
But what the hell

              C
Hello cruel world

        D
Say goodbye

              C
Hello cruel world

              D
But what the hell

              E
Hello cruel world

    C              D
 Hello, Hello
[Outro] E C D E
C    D                E
         Hello cruel world