Chorus
[F]Cruel cruel world must I go [A#]on
[F]Cruel cruel world I'm movin [C]on [C7]
I've been [F]living too fast [F7]
I've been [A#]living too wrong
[F]Cruel cruel [C]world I'm [F]gone
Verse 1
This big ol' [F]world sure got me runnin' [A#]round
I heard a [F]voice that said just settle [C]down [C7]
And with the [F]moonlight as my [F7]guide
And with this [A#]feeling deep inside
I know [F]now that [C]I am homeward [F]bound
As I [F]wander through the pines,
the [A#]whisperings, they tell
Of the [F]many before me who [C]tried and [C7]fell
Seeking [F]fortune and [F7]ways
To [A#]get to glory days
Looking [F]for a [C]place in this old [F]world
Chorus
[F]Cruel cruel world must I go [A#]on
[F]Cruel cruel world I'm movin [C]on [C7]
I've been [F]living too fast [F7]
I've been [A#]living too wrong
[F]Cruel cruel [C]world I'm [F]gone
Verse 2
Desert [F]roads, desert [A#]plains
I have [F]seen so much [C]pain [C7]
Now I [F]see [F7]into the [A#]eyes of a girl
No [F]more, no [C]more, cruel [F]world
On the dusty [F]trail I saw a vapor [A#]light
Was it [F]mirage? Don't know but it seemed [C]right [C7]
I felt [F]mission I felt [F7]trust
I knew [A#]that then I must
Go to [F]her, away [C]from this cruel [F]world
Chorus
[F]Cruel cruel world must I go [A#]on
[F]Cruel cruel world I'm movin [C]on [C7]
I've been [F]living too fast [F7]
I've been [A#]living too wrong
[F]Cruel cruel [C]world I'm [F]gone