E                            A
Cruel cruel world must I go on
E                            B B7
Cruel cruel world I'm movin on
E                    E7
I've been living too fast
E7                      A
I've been living too wrong
E            B7           E
Cruel cruel world I'm gone

E                       A                  E
This big ol' world sure got me runnin' round
E                      B               B7
I heard a voice that said just settle down
E                            E7
And with the moonlight as my guide
E7                           A
And with this feeling deep inside
E               B                E
I know now that I am homeward bound

E                            A
Cruel cruel world must I go on
E                            B B7
Cruel cruel world I'm movin on
E                    E7
I've been living too fast
E7                      A
I've been living too wrong
E            B7          E
Cruel cruel world I'm gone

E                   A
Desert roads, desert plains
E                    B B7
I have seen so much pain
E             E7              A
Now I see into the eyes of a girl
E           B7         E
No more, no more, cruel world

E                            A
Cruel cruel world must I go on
E                            B B7
Cruel cruel world I'm movin on
E                    E7
I've been living too fast
E7                      A
I've been living too wrong
E            B7          E
Cruel cruel world I'm gone

E                         A
Dusty trail saw a vapor light
E                      B                  B7
Was it mirage? Don't know but it seemed right
E                       E7
I felt mission I felt trust
E                    A
I knew that then I must
E               B7                E
Go to her, away from this cruel world

E                            A
Cruel cruel world must I go on
E                            B B7
Cruel cruel world I'm movin on
E                    E7
I've been living too fast
E7                      A
I've been living too wrong
E            B7          E
Cruel cruel world I'm gone.