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|title = When I Was Cruel (No. 1) | |||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] (& [[The Imposters]]) | |||
|producer = [[The Imposter (pseudonym)|The Imposter]]: [[Elvis Costello]], [[Ciaran Cahill]], [[Leo Pearson]] & [[Kieran Lynch]] | |||
|horns = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Davey Faragher]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = 2001, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin | |||
|release_info = April 8, 2002 | |||
|albums = [[When I Was Cruel - Collectors Edition]], 2002<br>[[Cruel Smile]], 2002 | |||
|singles = [[Single: Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)|Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)]], 2002 | |||
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|length = 4:16 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1999-10-01 Oakland|October 1, 1999, Oakland, CA]] | |||
|last = [[Concert 2002-11-03 Clearwater|November 3, 2002, Clearwater, FL]] | |||
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==Alternate versions== | |||
''' | ''see also: '''[[When I Was Cruel No. 2]]''''' | ||
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|covers = {{Elvis Costello covers: When I Was Cruel (No. 1)}} | |||
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==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
E | E B | ||
You talk your way out of this | You talk your way out of this | ||
E | E | ||
Did someone flip your switch? | Did someone flip your switch? | ||
E | E B | ||
Now there is only right or wrong | Now there is only right or wrong | ||
E | E | ||
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[tacet] | [tacet] | ||
When I was cruel | When I was cruel | ||
E | E B A | ||
Oh, you know you did | Oh, you know you did | ||
E | E B A | ||
E | E B | ||
But if you should feel anything, | But if you should feel anything, | ||
E | E | ||
A signal from within | A signal from within | ||
E | E B | ||
Go back in your laboratory | Go back in your laboratory | ||
E | E | ||
And try to dial it in | And try to dial it in | ||
E | E B | ||
But if you should feel anything, | But if you should feel anything, | ||
E | E | ||
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[tacet] | [tacet] | ||
When I was cruel | When I was cruel | ||
E | E B A | ||
Oh, you know you did | Oh, you know you did | ||
E | E B A E B A | ||
When I was cruel | When I was cruel | ||
E | E B A E | ||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
[[Template: When I Was Cruel (No. 1)]] | *[[Template: When I Was Cruel (No. 1)|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Template: Elvis Costello covers: When I Was Cruel (No. 1)|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/wiwc.html Elvis Costello Reissues: When I Was Cruel] | |||
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[[Category:Chords]] | [[Category:Chords]] |
Latest revision as of 19:55, 5 June 2010
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