Wicked
and Cruel (Difford/Tilbrook)
INTRO
D G/D (2x)
D G/D
I had the rug pulled from under my feet
C/D G/B D
But I didnt feel a thing
G/D
I can't believe the luck I seem to have
C/D G/B
And the joy that good luck brings
G Dsus2/F#
When I die I'll return as a housefly
Bb/F Gm/C Bm Bb
And land upon her wall
G
So I can see who she'll end up with
Em
If it's anyone at all
D Bm
Did I say that
A D G/D D
How could anyone be so wicked and cruel
G/D
I sat and listened to the radio
C/D G/B D
A landscape of moving noise
G/D
She was busy looking through the curtains
C/D G/B
Her nose in a distant void
G Dsus2/F# Bb/F
Then I thought I would come back as a spider
Gm/C Bm Bb
Because she hates them so much
G
They get sprayed down the bathroom plughole
Em
Can I expect the same touch
D Bm
Maybe not then
A D G/D D N.C. D
Because beneath it all we're wicked and cruel
G/D N.C. G/D
Shut up, listen to the radio
AD LIB:
D G/D C/D G/B
C Bb G
I can't help feeling I've been stepped on
Em
She likes to kick like a mule
D Bm
Did I say that
A D G/D
How could anyone be so wicked and cruel
Em D Bm
If I come back as her would I love me
A D G/D
How could anyone be so wicked and cruel
Em
She likes to think I'm a fool
D Bm
Two fools in love
A D G/D
How could anyone be so wicked and cruel
Wicked and cruel
D G/D (repeat, fade to N.C. for next 5)
How could anyone be so wicked and cruel (5x)
Wicked and cruel
Cruel
Cruel
Can I expect the same touch
Maybe not
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Footnotes:
G/D: xx0787
C/D: xx0010
G/B: 7a9787 (where a == 10)
Gm/C: x35333
Dsus2/F#: 200230
N.C.: xxxxxx (no chord)
Throughout the verse, the bass holds a D-type thing (including over the
guitar's G/B). If you must know, on the A string just do something like
5 5 5 7/8\7 5.
Note: you cannot end this song without going into "There Is a Voice." For
your safety, comfort, and convenience, the first chord of that song is
Esus4.
Chords decrypted by Geordan Rosario (geordan@csua.berkeley.edu),
with not a
little squabbling with Tony Monroe (tmonroe@csua.berkeley.edu).