Hello Cruel World

   Am   Am(maj7) Am7   Am6/F#   Am   Am(maj7) Am7   Am6/F#
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         Am                     Am(maj7)
Haven't done quite as well as I thought I would,
Am7                  Am6/F#             F/C                  E7
I'm not dead, but I'm...  damaged goods,   and it's getting late,
        Am           Am(maj7)
I'm a rusty hinge, a squeeky wheel,
       Am7             Am6/F#      F/C                        E7
At the... bad end of a shaky deal,     cursed by the hand of fate,

           Am     Am(maj7)   Am7      Am6/F#     F/C                   E7
And.. a - ooo-----,ooo-----, ooo-----, woh - oh,     I'm a very lucky girl,
            Am     Am(maj7)    Am7       Am6/F#
Yeah... a - ooo-----,ooo-----, ooo-----, ooo-----,
F/C        E7          Am   Am(maj7)  Am7   Am6/F#
     Hel - lo, cruel world!         |  /  /  /  / |


        Am             Am(maj7)
I'm a ticking clock, a losing bet,
      Am7               Am6/F#      F/C                             E7
I'm a... girl without a safety net,     I'm a cause for some con - cern,
       Am                  Am(maj7)         Am7                    Am6/F#
Don't live this long with - out regrets, telephone calls you don't wanna get,
F/C                            E7
     Stones you'd rather leave... unturned,

            Am     Am(maj7)   Am7       Am6/F#
But... a - ooo-----,ooo-----, ooo-----, woh - oh,
F/C                                 E7
     The grain of sand becomes the pearl,
             Am      Am(maj7)  Am7       Am6/F#
Yeah... a - ooo-----,ooo-----, ooo-----, ooo-----,
F/C        E7         Am   Am(maj7) Am7   Am6/F#  F/C      (Fadd9)  E7
     Hel - lo, cruel world!       |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /   /   |  /  /  /  / |


   Am   Am(maj7) Am7   Am6/F#  F/C    E7     Am
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E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--2-0----0----------| 
A|-------2----2-0-----| 
E|-----------------0--| 


 Am               Am(maj7)
Some folks go the easy route,
Am7                Am6/F#              F/C                         E7
Numb the pain, and put the lights out,     either way, they got to go,
Am             Am(maj7)      Am7             Am6/F#
Me?  I'm gonna stick around, in for a penny, in for a pound,
F/C                            E7
    'Cause I hate to miss the show,

           Am      Am(maj7)   Am7      Am6/F#      F/C                      E7
And.. a - ooo-----, ooo-----, ooo-----, woh - oh,      I'm a very stubborn girl,
            Am      Am(maj7)   Am7      Am6/F#
Yeah.. a - ooo-----, ooo-----, ooo-----, woh - oh ,
F/C        E7         Am    F/C        E7          Am
     Hel - lo, cruel world!      Hel - lo, cruel world!


Suggestion for coda:
   Am
E|------0--0------------|-------0--0-----------|---0---| | 
B|------0--0------------|-------0--0-----------|---0---| | 
G|------0--0------------|-------0--0-----------|---0---| | 
D|------2---------------|-------2--------------|---2---| | 
A|----2-------2---------|----2--------2--------|---2---| | 
E|--0------------3--2---|--0-------------3--2--|---0---| | 


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Am       =  022000
Am(maj7) =  021000
Am7      =  020000
Am6/F#   =  042000
F/C      =  332010
E7       =  x21202
(Fadd9)  =  x32030