Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel

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 D# C# E D# C# E D# 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 D# C# E D# C# E D# 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