Cruel

[Intro]
G   Am7   C   G   
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[Verse 1]
 G
"Take him back"
           Am7
They would always say to me

        C
"He did nothing wrong
         G
And with him there is more you can be"
G
Shut them out
        Am7
I would try my very best
        C
But for three long years
                G
The voices were stuck inside of my head

[Chorus]
            G
You were so cruel, you were so mean
           Am7
All of the pain that you pressed upon me
          C
Had me so frail and so afraid
         G
Body was caving in more each day
           G
So I would run fast as I can
              Am7
From all this misery and blame
              C
But with your words trapped in my head
    G                                   C
I'd weaken my knees and for you I would fall

[Verse 2]
          G
You would take me out
      Am7
For a ride so late at night
       C
I knew all about
       G
How my body can't put up a fight

     G
So I let you in
      Am7
Every time I knew I'd run again
         C
Till you needed more
        G
Now I'm quaking in all your remains

[Chorus]
            G
You were so cruel, you were so mean
           Am7
All of the pain that you pressed upon me
          C
Had me so frail and so afraid
         G
Body was caving in more each day
           G
So I would run fast as I can
              Am7
From all this misery and blame
              C
But with your words trapped in my head
    G                                   C
I'd weaken my knees and for you I would fall

[Bridge]
            G               Am7
But I won't fall for you no more
        C                                           G
Finally gathered up all of my strength, I'm out the door
           G                                
You owe me something that I know I'll never get back
        Am7  
And I'm hoping that I'll make it through it without
C
Someone will love me much better than you
G
Someone will need me, I know that it's true

[Chorus]
            G
You were so cruel, you were so mean
           Am7
All of the pain that you pressed upon me
              C
It made me so strong and now I'm not afraid
           G
I won't be let down like that again

          G
So I will run fast as I can
           Am7
To all the beauty in love that awaits
            C
Here I will stand, happy again
      G                                C
Understanding my pain, I'm much better than you

[Outro]
G   Am7   C   G
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