D                           G
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
D                               A A7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
          D           D7
I've been living too fast
                G
And I've been living too wrong
D               A         D
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone


[Verse 1]
                D                         G
This big ol' world sure got me running 'round
             D                            A A7
I heard a voice that said, "Just settle down"
                 D             D7
And with the moonlight as my guide
                 G
And with this feeling deep inside
        D       A               D
I know now that I am homeward bound
     D                               G
As I wander through the pines, the whisperings, they tell
       D                    A        A7
Of the many before me who tried and fell
        D            D7
Seeking fortune and ways
   G
To get to glory days
        D      A                D
Looking for a place in this old world


[Chorus]
D                           G
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
D                               A A7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
          D           D7
I've been living too fast
                G
And I've been living too wrong
D               A         D
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone


[Guitar Solo]
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-1--------1----------------1-3-1-------------------|
G|--2-0------2------0----0-2-------2-0---------------|
D|---3-3-0----3-2-3----3------------3-3-0--3-0---0-3-|
A|---------------------------------------1-----3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]
         D             G
Desert road, desert plains
        D             A A7
I have seen so much pain
       D   D7        G
Now I see into the eyes of a girl
     D       A             D
No more, no more, cruel world
      D                 G
Dusty trail saw a vapor light
          D                              A    A7
Was it mirage? Don't know but it seemed right
        D              D7
I felt mission I felt trust
       G
I knew that then I must
      D       A           D
Go to her, away from this cruel world


[Chorus]
D                           G
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
D                               A A7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
          D           D7
I've been living too fast
                G
And I've been living too wrong
D               A         D
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone


[Guitar Solo]
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-1--------1----------------1-3-1-------------------|
G|--2-0------2------0----0-2-------2-0---------------|
D|---3-3-0----3-2-3----3------------3-3-0--3-0---0-3-|
A|---------------------------------------1-----3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|



[Chorus]
D                           G
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
D                               A A7
Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on
          D           D7
I've been living too fast
                G
And I've been living too wrong
D               A         D
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone