Cruel

[G] [C] [Em] [Am] [Em] [G]

We were [G]born into nothing, hard up so to[C] speak

But love[Em] and affection this family affor[Am]ded me

Worries [G]came early and often it seemed  [C]

Fate was[Em] not pleasant still I was redeem[Am]ed

Then com[G]passion soon faded to chaos     [C]

As they [D]did their best all the w[G]hile   [D]

When cir[Em]cumstance outweighs inte[C]ntion

Sometime[D]s the mountain's just too hard to climb

[G]They were cruel, they we[C]re ignorant

They wer[D]e beauty, they w[G]ere kin[D]d

They wer[Em]e patience, they[C] were virtue

They wer[D]e crazy, they were mine

I was young and I thought I knew everything
It's so hard to change a fool's mind
When you're stubborn by nature and quick to the draw
And you're full of inherited pride
But some lessons come harder than others
And some senses are harder to find
Your troubles won't end when you're saved by the bell
You'll still answer to those you defied

They were cruel, they were ignorant
They were beauty, they were kind
They were patience, they were virtue
They were crazy, they were mine

[C]The heavens might sing out your praises

[G]But the heavens won't pay for your lies

[C]The sinners might pray for your problems

[D]But the sinners won't look in your eye

Just play the chorus

They were crazy, they were mine

They were cruel, they were ignorant
They were beauty, they were kind
They were patience, they were virtue
They were crazy, they were mine

G and C until the end

The heavens might sing out your praises
But the heavens won't pray for your lies
The sinners might pay for your problems
But the sinner won't look in your eye