Cruel summer (1983)
Am - F - G
(4x)
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F G Am - F - G
1. Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning, I sit around,
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G Am
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trying to smile, but the air
is so heavy and dry.
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Strange voices are sayin' (What did they say ?)
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things I can't understand.
Am
F G F
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It's too close for comfort,
this heat has got right out of hand.
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It's a cruel, cruel, cruel summer,
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leaving me here on my own.
Am F G
It's a cruel, it's a cruel, cruel summer,
F Am
- F - G
now you've gone.
+ Am - F - G (2x)
Am
F G Am
- F - G
2. The city is crowded, my friends are away and I'm on my own,
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G F -
G - F - G
it's too hot to handle, so I
gotta get up and go.
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It's a cruel, cruel, cruel summer,
Am F G F
leaving me here on my own.
Am F G
It's a cruel, it's a cruel, cruel summer,
F
Am F G F
now you've gone, you're not
the only one.
Am F G - F
It's a cruel, cruel, cruel summer,
Am F G F
leaving me here on my own.
Am F G
It's a cruel, it's a cruel, cruel summer,
F
Am - F - G
now you've gone.
+ Am - F - G (6x)
Am
F G - F
It's a cruel, cruel, cruel summer,
Am F G F
leaving me here on my own.
Am F G
It's a cruel, it's a cruel, cruel summer,
F Am
F G
F
now you've gone, you're not
the only one.
+ repeat last CHORUS ....
(orig. = capo 4th) (Bananarama)