Elvis Costello - When i was cruel

^EYou talk your way ^Bout of this Did s^Eomeone flip your switch' Now th^Eere is only r^Bight or wrong Can y^Eou tell which is which' But ^Ait w^G#as ^F#so much e^Easie^C#mr ^F#m When I was cr^Buel

Why did you l^C#meave, you had a home Why did you tr^G#mavel far abroad -^A So you could sleep with str^Bang^Bsus4ers' ^B You must have h^C#meard just how absurd The words p^G#moured out of you, you fraud ^A I guess you don't know what p^Bain^Bsus4 is ^B

So d^Aon't p^G#ret^F#end you're ^Einnocent Do ^AI l^G#ook l^F#ike a f^C#mool' ^{E Eb C# E Eb C# E Eb C#} I g^Auess y^G#ou h^F#ave forgott^Een W^F#mhen I was cr^Buel

^AOh when ^G#I was cr^Euel and I could m^Bake you so unhappy L^Aonely c^G#owards ^Efollowed me like gh^Boul^Bsus4s ^B And y^F#mou l^G#miked me t^Aoo [tacet] When I was cruel ^{E B A} Oh, you know you did E B A

But ^Eif you should feel ^Banything, A s^Eignal from within Go b^Eack in your lab^Boratory And tr^Ey to dial it in But ^Eif you should feel ^Banything, A s^Eignal from without ^C#m Abandon your dreams of v^Beng^Bsus4eance ^B So d^Aon't p^G#rot^F#est your i^Ennocence The tr^Auth ^G#is h^F#ard to j^C#mudge^{E Eb C# E Eb C# E Eb C#} Perh^Aaps y^G#ou h^F#ave forg^Eotten when ^F#m I held a gr^Budge

^AOh when ^G#I was cr^Euel and I could m^Bake you very sorry L^Aonely c^G#owards ^Efollowed me like gh^Boul^Bsus4s ^B And y^F#mou l^G#miked me t^Aoo [tacet] When I was cruel ^{E B A} Oh, you know you did ^{E B A E B A} When I was cruel E B A E