Hello Cruel World

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Am   Am(maj7) Am7   Am6/F#
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         Am                     
Haven't done quite as well as I 
Am(maj7)
thought I would,
Am7                  Am6/F#      
I'm not dead, but I'm...  damaged
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 goods,   and it's getting late,
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I'm a rusty hinge, a squeeky wheel,
       Am7             Am6/F#      
At the... bad end of a shaky deal, 
F/C                        E7
    cursed by the hand of fate,

           Am     Am(maj7) 
And.. a - ooo-----,ooo-----, 
  Am7      Am6/F#     F/C        
ooo-----, woh - oh,     I'm a 
           E7
very lucky girl,
            Am     Am(maj7)    
Yeah... a - ooo-----,ooo-----, 
Am7       Am6/F#
ooo-----, ooo-----,
F/C        E7          Am   
     Hel - lo, cruel world! 
Am(maj7)  Am7   Am6/F#
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        Am             Am(maj7)
I'm a ticking clock, a losing bet,
      Am7               Am6/F#    
I'm a... girl without a safety 
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net,     I'm a cause for some con - 
E7
cern,
Continues after the ad
       Am                  
Don't live this long with -
Am(maj7)         Am7             
 out regrets, telephone calls you
       Am6/F#
 don't wanna get,
F/C                            E7
     Stones you'd rather leave... 
unturned,

            Am     Am(maj7) 
But... a - ooo-----,ooo-----, 
  Am7       Am6/F#
ooo-----, woh - oh,
F/C                               
     The grain of sand becomes the
  E7
 pearl,
             Am      Am(maj7)  
Yeah... a - ooo-----,ooo-----, 
Am7       Am6/F#
ooo-----, ooo-----,
F/C        E7         Am   
     Hel - lo, cruel world!
Am(maj7) Am7   Am6/F#  F/C      
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(Fadd9)  E7
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F/C    E7     Am
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E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--2-0----0----------| 
A|-------2----2-0-----| 
E|-----------------0--| 


 Am               Am(maj7)
Some folks go the easy route,
Am7                Am6/F#        
Numb the pain, and put the lights
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 out,     either way, they got to 
E7
go,
Am             Am(maj7)      Am7
Me?  I'm gonna stick around, in 
             Am6/F#
for a penny, in for a pound,
F/C                            E7
    'Cause I hate to miss the show,

           Am      Am(maj7) 
And.. a - ooo-----, ooo-----, 
  Am7      Am6/F#      F/C       
ooo-----, woh - oh,      I'm a 
               E7
very stubborn girl,
            Am      Am(maj7)   
Yeah.. a - ooo-----, ooo-----, 
Am7      Am6/F#
ooo-----, woh - oh ,
F/C        E7         Am    F/C
     Hel - lo, cruel world!    
        E7          Am
  Hel - lo, cruel world!


Suggestion for coda:
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E|------0--0------------|-------0-
B|------0--0------------|-------0-
G|------0--0------------|-------0-
D|------2---------------|-------2-
A|----2-------2---------|----2----
E|--0------------3--2---|--0------

E|-0-----------|---0---| | 
B|-0-----------|---0---| | 
G|-0-----------|---0---| | 
D|-------------|---2---| | 
A|----2--------|---2---| | 
E|-------3--2--|---0---| | 


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Am       =  022000
Am(maj7) =  021000
Am7      =  020000
Am6/F#   =  042000
F/C      =  332010
E7       =  x21202
(Fadd9)  =  x32030