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