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