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