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Cruel by Kate Rusby
Cruel
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Tuning: Drop D (DADGAD)
[Notes]
The song starts on the A of the Chorus
[Chords]
D 054000
A x02200
G 550000
Bm x24400
[Intro]
A G D A
G D A
[Verse 1]
D A G D
Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me
A Bm G D
Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea
D Bm G A
Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand
Bm G D A
And cruel was the big ship, that took him from the land
[Chorus]
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
[Verse 2]
D A G D
Cruel was the water, that ship it sailed upon
A Bm G D
Cruel was the fair wind, for now my loves he's gone
D Bm G A
Had you blown a roaring gale they'd have left him on dry land
Bm G D A
Where he would walk besides me and I would hold his hand
[Chorus]
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
[Verse 3]
D A G D
The ring beneath my pillow, is the ring he gave to me
A Bm G D
I'll wear it on my finger, for all the world to see
D Bm G A
But cruel was the captain, the bo'sun, and the men
Bm G D A
For they didn't give a farthing if I saw my love again
[Chorus]
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
[Verse 4]
D A G D
Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me
A Bm G D
Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea
D Bm G A
Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand
Bm G D A
And cruel was the big ship, that took him from the land
[Chorus]
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
G D A
Haul away, boys, haul away
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