St. Vincent – Cruel (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] F# F Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you? [Verse 1] F# Forgive the kids, for they don't know how to live B F# Run the alleys casually cruel Cruel, cruel [Riff] (w/ fuzz and some kind of high pass filter)
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D|--6-8---8-6-------6-8---8-6-----6-8-6----------------|
A|------------9---------------9-----------6--6---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse 2] F# F Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you? E For you could want that, too F# They could take or leave you So they took you, and they left you B How could they be casually cruel?
(The synth/marimba plays this bit)
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G|--11-11----11------11--13------13----------------------------|
D|--------11-----11--------------------------------------------|
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(Then the riff again but with a different lick at the end every 2 bars)
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G|------6----------------6-----------------------------|
D|--6-8---8-6-------6-8---8-6-----6-8-6----------------|
A|------------9---------------9-----------6--6---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

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G|------6----------------------------------------------|
D|--6-8---8-6-------6-8-6------------------------------|
A|------------9-----------9-6-6--9-6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------9-6-9-6-4---------| x2
F# Cruel, cruel, oh B F# Cruel, cruel, oh [Solo] (w/ fuzz)
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E|--/9--/9--6-7-9-11-13-14-13--8-8---11-13-11--7-7----7-6-4-/16I
[Bridge] F# F Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you? E C# If you could want that, too, then you'll be happy [Verse 3] F# G#m A#m B E B You were the one waving flares in the air so they could see you G#m A#m B E And they were as laughter, blowing past ya, blowing fastly so they can see B Ya F# Cruel, cruel, oh B F# Cruel, cruel, oh
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B|--9-11---11-9------9-11---11-9----9-11-9--------------------|
G|--------------11---------------11--------8--8---------------|
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e|--------9---------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-11---11-9------9-11-9-----------------------------------|
G|--------------11----------11-8-8-11-8-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------11-8-11-8-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------11----------|
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Later going on to
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B|-14---/11-----14---/11-----14-----/11---11-----------|
G|-16b----------16b----------16b----------13b----------|
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B|-14---/11-----14---/11-----14----/11----11-----------|
G|-16b----------16b----------16b----------13b--13b-----|
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[Fade out] ************************************ | b Bend | / Slide up ************************************