Eels – Hello Cruel World (Ukulele)

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E A6
E                               A6
Hello cruel world so this is you

                             E
A broken heart but with a view

                             A6        Am
I'm looking out to face another day

E                         A6
The angry mob, the happy mass

                              E
This birthday cake may be the last

            C#m           D         E-E
I'm looking out to find another way

E          A               C#m
Norman Rockwell colours fade

        F#m                    C
All my favorite things have changed

              D
What the hell,

                  E
Hello cruel world

E A6 
(do do do-do do do do-do)

E                           A6
 I thought I heard an opera star

                          E
Who had no home under the stars

                                 A6       Am
She sang and sang and sang the night away

E                               A6
And Mother Nature changed her name

                             E
She doesn't want to play the game

         C#m                   D        E-E
I don't believe she'll ever be the same

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

E          A               C#m
Bad and beautiful and strange

            F#m           C
Monkeys dancing in a cage

                 D
But what the hell

                 C  D  C#m
Hello cruel world

C#m                     A
Venus de Milo grew an arm

                                 C
And Old MacDonald bought the farm

           D
Say goodbye

                 E
Hello cruel world

E                          A6
do do do-do  do do do do   do do do-do  do do do do

E                          A6          Am
do do do-do  do do do do   do do do-do  do do do do

E
do do do-do  do do do do

E          A               C#m
Norman Rockwell colours fade

         F#m                        C
All my favorite things have changed

                 D                  E
But what the hell, hello cruel world

E          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                      C
(Say goodbye, hello cruel world)

                 D
But what the hell

                  E
Hello cruel world (do do do-do do do do-do) [repeat backup vox to end]

 C          D E     C       D  E    C           D
(Hello hello,       Ooooh ooooh     do do do-do dooooo)

                 E
Hello cruel world