Cruel written by Joey Burns and Calexico
Capo on 3d
B D#m F#
Cruel, cruel grounds
B D#m F#
Leak truths never found
E B
Torturous ways
E B
Whisper from the grave
E B F#
G# slow spun song of distortion
B D#m F#
Bitter, bitter mouth
B D#m F#
Spitin' out seeds of doubt
E B
Rituals seek root
E B
Razed before they're told
E B F#
Stories break like branches in the cold
G#m E G#m D#m F#
Seasons trial finds man's mistakes fair game
G#m D#m
B D#m F#
Careless hand
B D#m F#
Lay and law of the land
E B
Falls by the side
E B
Silenced sentient cries
E B F#
All within the lines of divine right
G#m E G#m D#m F#
Better bury the tracks in an unclosed case
G#m D#m
G#m D#m G#m D#m E
Weeds of discontent choke a broken ghost landscape
B E
Cruel, heartless reign
B E
Chasing short term gains
B F# E
Right down to the warning signs
B E
Birds refuse to fly
B E
No longer trust the sky
B F# E
Drifting out beyond the signals
B E
Even the horizon is gone
B E
Weather flees underground
B F# G#m D#m
Future's left to wallow in fortune's waste
G#m D#m
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