Verse
C#
Hello cruel world
F#
Are you real or just a dream?
Fm D#m
And will I ever find some meaning
Fm G#
Like the pretty folks on TV?
C#
So long, my love
Fm F#
I've got to do this on my own
Fm D#m
Submit myself to the unknown
Fm G#
I'm just a freak without a home, screaming
[Chorus]
D#m Fm F#
Hello cruel world!
Fm D#m Fm
I really want to live a long time, but if I don't
F# Fm D#m
I want to thank you for giving me some life
Fm G#
I think we can make it if we try
[Verse]
C#
Hello cruel world
Fm F#
I must admit it's nice to be here
Fm D#m
But your point is rather unclear
Fm G#
So help me face what I fear
C#
Goodbye my friend
Fm F#
But I'll be just around the bend
Fm D#m
Yes, I'm quite sure we'll meet again
Fm G#
I'll be a freak until the end, screaming
[Chorus]
D#m Fm F#
"Hello cruel world!"
Fm D#m Fm
I really want to live a long time, but if I don't
F# Fm D#m
I want to thank you for giving me some life
Fm G#
I think we can make it if we try
[Bridge]
F# G#
Yes
F#
Knock, knock
G#
I'm banging on the door, world, let me in
F#
Knock, knock
G#
I'm banging on the door, world, let me in, screaming
[Chorus]
D#m Fm F#
Hello cruel world!
Fm D#m Fm
I really want to live a long time, but if I don't
F# Fm D#m
I want to thank you for giving me some life
Fm G#
I think we can make it if we try
Fm G#
We can make it if we try
Fm G#
We can make it if we try