Cruel Summer — Ace of Base
Chords and lyrics for Cruel Summer by Ace of Base (key of A).
Intro
C#m B | A B |
C#m B | A B |
C#m B | A B |
[C#m] [B] [A]
Verse 1
[C#m]Hot summer streets [B]and the pave [A]- ments are [B]burning
C#m B | A B |
I sit around
[C#m]Trying to smile, [B]but the air[A] is so [B]heavy and [C#m][B]dry[B][A]
Verse 2
[C#m] Strange [B]voices are sa [A]- ying (ah, what [B]did they [C#m]say?)
Things [B]I can't[A] understand[B]
It's [C#m]too close for [B]comfort,
this heat[A] has got right [B]out of [Amaj7]hand[B][A][B]
Chorus
It's a cruel,[C#m] (cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
[C#m] [A]Leaving me here[B] on my own
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (it's a cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer
Now [A]you're gone[C#m]
You're [A]not the on [B]- ly one
[A]It's a cruel
Interlude 1
C#m | A A G# |
C#m | A A G# |
Verse 3
The [C#m]city is [B]crowded,
my friends[A] are away [B]and I'm on[C#m] my [B][A]own[G#m7]
It's [C#m]too hot to [B]handle,
so I[A] gotta get [B]up and go,[A] [B] and [A]go[B]
Chorus 2
It's a cruel,[C#m] (cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
[C#m] [A]Leaving me here[B] on my own
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (it's a cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer
Now [A]you're gone[C#m]
You're [A]not the on [B]- ly one
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
[C#m] [A]Leaving me here[B] on my own
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (it's a cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer
Now [A]you're gone[C#m]
You're [A]not the on [B]- ly one
[A]It's a cruel
Interlude 2
C#m | A A G# | A B | A B |
Bridge
[C#m] Now don't you leave[A] me, mm
[B] Now don't you leave[A] me
[C#m] Well don't you leave[A] me
Come [B]on, come [A]on
[C#m] Now don't you leave[A] me, mm
[B] Now don't you leave[A] me
[A] Well don't [B]you leave me
Come [Amaj7]on, [B]come on
It's a cruel,[C#m] (cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
[C#m] [A]Leaving me here[B] on my own
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (it's a cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
[C#m] You're [A]not the on [B]- ly one
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
[C#m] [A]Leaving me here[B] on my own
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (it's a cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer
Now [A]you're gone[C#m]
You're [A]not the on [B]- ly one
Outro
[A]It's a cruel,[C#m] (cruel) [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
C#m A | B A |
It's a cruel sum - mer
[C#m] It's a cruel, [A]cruel sum [B]- mer[A]
C#m A | B A | C#m
It's a cruel sum - mer
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