When I Was Cruel (No. 1)
You talk your way out of this |
First known performance: Alternate versionssee also: When I Was Cruel No. 2 |
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Covers
Template:Elvis Costello covers: When I Was Cruel (No. 1)
Chords
E B You talk your way out of this E Did someone flip your switch? E B Now there is only right or wrong E Can you tell which is which? A g# f# E C#m But it was so much easier F#m B When I was cruel C#m Why did you leave, you had a home G#m A Why did you travel far abroad - B Bsus4 B So you could sleep with strangers? C#m You must have heard just how absurd G#m A The words poured out of you, you fraud B Bsus4 B I guess you don't know what pain is A g# f# E So don't pretend you're innocent A g# f# C#m e eb c# e eb c# e eb c# Do I look like a fool? A g# f# E I guess you have forgotten F#m B When I was cruel A g# E B Oh when I was cruel and I could make you so unhappy A g# E B Bsus4 B Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls F#m G#m A And you liked me too [tacet] When I was cruel E B A Oh, you know you did E B A E B But if you should feel anything, E A signal from within E B Go back in your laboratory E And try to dial it in E B But if you should feel anything, E A signal from without C#m B Bsus4 B Abandon your dreams of vengeance A g# f# E So don't protest your innocence A g# f# C#m e eb c# e eb c# e eb c# The truth is hard to judge A g# f# E Perhaps you have forgotten when F#m B I held a grudge A g# E B Oh when I was cruel and I could make you very sorry A g# E B Bsus4 B Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls F#m G#m A And you liked me too [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