Prefab Sprout – Cruel (Guitar)

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By Paddy McAloon [Chords] A13 002022 Bm9 020222 Bb11* 004655 Cm9 030333 Cm9* 030330 Cdim 045450 Fdim 003434 [Intro] Bm9 Cm9 Bm Bm7 Bm9 Cm9 Bm7 Bm9 Cm9 Bm Bm7 Dmaj7 Cdim
Bm9   Cm9    Bm  Bm7        Bm9  Cm9     Bm7     Bm9   Cm9   Bm   Bm7    Dmaj7
Cruel is the gos -pel  that sets us all free and takes you away   from   me
[verse]
Cdim                   Bm7  A   Gm     Bm
     There is no Chicago        urban   blues

A                  Bm    Cmaj7      Bm  A
More heartfelt than my   lament for you

          Bm     F#m              Gmaj7         Em   A
I'm a liberal guy:      too cool  for the macho ache

        Bm    F#m               Gmaj7          Em    A
With a secret tooth     for the cherry on the cake

        Bm   F#m                     Gmaj7           Em  A
With a pious smile,     a smile that changes what I say

        Bm      F#m           Gmaj7            Em    A
While I waste my time   in regretting that the days

            Cm9              Cm9  Bm9      Bbm9  Bm9
Went from perfect to just     okay.
[Chorus]
Bm       A
Lordy, what would I do?

       F#m                    Fdim                        Bb11
Don't call me possessive (but God if he's smooching with you!)

       A
I's a jealous boy root

F#m                 Fdim                               Bb11
The world should be free (but don't you go following suit!)

    A
My heart is aligned

F#m                       Fdim                  Bb11
It couldn't be neutral (I couldn't be that way inclined)

A                      F#m              D                          Em
It's hard to defend, ba ba ba ba ba ba these feelings my tuppentup friend

       A        F#m            D                    Em
It's cruel, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba  (repeat x2)

       A          A13
It's cruel, it's crueler than cruel, but . . .

Bm9   Cm9    Bm  Bm7        Bm9  Cm9     Bm7     Bm9   Cm9   Bm   Bm7    Dmaj7
Cruel is the gos -pel  that sets us all free and takes you away   from   me
[verse]
 Cdim                    Bm7  A         Gm     Bm       A
   Should a love be tender,      or bleed out loud?

                   Bm     Cmaj7                Bm         A
Or be tougher than tough,  and prouder than proud?

       Bm       F#m            Gmaj7          Em
If I'm troubled by      every folding of your skirt,

         Bm   F#m      Gmaj7            Em
Am I guilty of  every male-inflicted hurt?

     Bm          F#m        Gmaj7            Em
But I don't know how to  describe the modern rose

       Bm    F#m               Gmaj7             Em
When I can't refer      to the shape against her clothes

         Cm9      Cm9     Bm9      Bbm9 Bm9
With the fever of purple prose.
[Chorus]
Bm       A
Lordy, what would I do?

       F#m                    Fdim                        Bb11
Don't call me possessive (but God if he's smooching with you!)

       A
I's a jealous boy root

F#m                 Fdim                               Bb11
The world should be free (but don't you go following suit!)

    A
My heart is aligned

F#m                       Fdim                  Bb11
It couldn't be neutral (I couldn't be that way inclined)

A                      F#m              D                          Em
It's hard to defend, ba ba ba ba ba ba these feelings my tuppentup friend

       A        F#m            D                    Em
It's cruel, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba  (repeat x2)

       A          A13
It's cruel, it's crueler than cruel, but . . .

Bm9   Cm9    Bm  Bm7        Bm9  Cm9     Bm7     Bm9   Cm9   Bm   Bm7    Dmaj7
Cruel is the gos -pel  that sets us all free and takes you away   from   me

Bm9   Cm9    Bm  Bm7        Bm9  Cm9     Bm7     Bm9   Cm9   Bm   Bm7    Dmaj7
Cruel is the gos -pel  that sets us all free and takes you away   from   me

Bm7  A     Gm             Bm
My contribution to urban blues