Chorus:
FBb
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
FCC7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
FF7
I've been living too fast
Bb
And I've been living too wrong
FCF
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Verse 1:
FBb
This big ol' world sure got me running 'round
FCC7
I heard a voice that said, "Just settle down"
FF7
And with the moonlight as my guide
Bb
And with this feeling deep inside
FCF
I know now that I am homeward bound
FBb
As I wander through the pines, the whisperings, they tell
FCC7
Of the many before me who tried and fell
FF7
Seeking fortune and ways
Bb
To get to glory days
FCF
Looking for a place in this old world
Chorus:
FBb
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
FCC7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
FF7
I've been living too fast
Bb
And I've been living too wrong
FCF
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Solo:
xA|-6--------6----------------6---6-------------------|
xE|---4-4-1----4-3-4----4-------1----4-4-1--4-1---1-4-|
xC|---------------------------------------1-----3-----|
xG|--5-3------5------3----3-5-------5-3---------------|
Verse 2:
FBb
Desert road, desert plains
FCC7
I have seen so much pain
FF7Bb
Now I see into the eyes of a girl
FCF
No more, no more, cruel world
FBb
Dusty trail saw a vapor light
FCC7
Was it mirage? Don't know but it seemed right
FF7
I felt mission I felt trust
Bb
I knew that then I must
FCF
Go to her, away from this cruel world
Chorus:
FBb
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
FCC7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
FF7
I've been living too fast
Bb
And I've been living too wrong
FCF
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Solo:
xA|-6--------6----------------6---6-------------------|
xE|---4-4-1----4-3-4----4-------1----4-4-1--4-1---1-4-|
xC|---------------------------------------1-----3-----|
xG|--5-3------5------3----3-5-------5-3---------------|
Chorus:
FBb
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
FCC7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
FF7
I've been living too fast
Bb
And I've been living too wrong
FCF
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound.
