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Cruel World chords by Willie Nelson (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Bb
F/C
C
C7
F7

Intro 1

F

Bb

F/C

C

F

Chorus 1
F 
Bb 
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
F 
C 
C7 
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
F 
F7 
I've been living too fast
Bb 
And I've been living too long
F 
C 
F 
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone

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Verse 1

F

Bb

This big ol' world sure got me running 'round

F

I heard a voice that said,

C

C7

"Just settle down"

F

F7

And with the moonlight as my guide

Bb

And with this feeling deep inside

F

C

F

I know now that I am homeward bound

Chorus 2
F 
Bb 
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
F 
C 
C7 
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
F 
F7 
I've been living too fast
Bb 
And I've been living too long
F 
C 
F 
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone

Solo 1

F

Bb

F

C

C7

F

F7

Bb

F

C

F

Verse 2

F

Bb

Desert rose, desert plain

F

C

C7

I have seen so much pain

F

F7

Bb

Now I see into the eyes of a girl

F

C

F

No more, no more, cruel world

Chorus 3
F 
Bb 
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
F 
C 
C7 
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
F 
F7 
I've been living too fast
Bb 
And I've been living too wrong
F 
C 
F 
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone

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0

F
Bb
F/C
C
C7
F7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 82

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Cruel World by Willie Nelson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Cruel World the way Willie Nelson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Cruel World

Willie Nelson

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