Cruel Summer Chords are perfect for guitarists who want to play one of Taylor Swift’s most popular pop songs with an energetic, catchy sound. Cruel Summer Chords With Capo. Released as part of her seventh studio album, Lover, in 2019, “Cruel Summer” combines bright pop production with an emotional story about love, excitement, and uncertainty.
Cruel Summer Chords
Capo On 2nd Fret
G
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
C
Fever dream high
D
in the quiet of the night
Bm
You know that I caught it
Em
(oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
C
Bad, bad boy
D
Shiny toy with a price
Bm
You know that I bought it
Em
(oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
C D
Killing me slow, out the window
D
I′m always waiting
Bm Em
for you to be waiting below
C
Devils roll the dice,
C
angels roll their eyes
D
What doesn’t kill me makes
D
me want you more
G
And it′s new,
G
the shape of your body
Bm
It’s blue, the feeling I’ve got
Em
And it′s ooh, whoa, oh
C
It′s a cruel summer
G
It’s cool, that′s what I tell ’em
Bm
No rules in breakable heaven
Em
But ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
C
It′s a cruel summer
G
With you
D
In the glow of
Bm
the vending machine
Bm
I’m not dying
Em
(oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
C D
We say that we′ll just screw it
Bm
up in these trying times
Bm
We’re not trying
Em
(oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
C
So cut the headlights,
D
summer’s a knife
Bm
I′m always waiting for
Em
you just to cut to the bone
C
Devils roll the dice,
C
angels roll their eyes
D
And if I bleed,
D
you′ll be the last to know
G
Oh, it’s new,
G
the shape of your body
Bm
It′s blue, the feeling I’ve got
Em
And it′s ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
C
It’s a cruel summer
G
It′s cool, that’s what I tell ’em
Bm
No rules in breakable heaven
Em
But ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
C
It′s a cruel summer
G
With you
G
I′m drunk in
G
the back of the car
Bm
And I cried like
Bm
a baby coming home
Bm
from the bar (oh)
Em
Said, “I’m fine,”
Em
but it wasn′t true
C
I don’t wanna keep secrets
C
just to keep you
G
And I snuck in through
G
the garden gate
Bm
Every night that summer
Bm
just to seal my fate (oh)
Em
And I screamed for
Em
whatever it′s worth
C
“I love you,” ain’t that
N.C.
the worst thing you ever heard?
He looks up grinning like a devil
G
It′s new, the shape of your body
Bm
It’s blue, the feeling I’ve got
Em
And it′s ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
C
It′s a cruel summer
G
It’s cool, that′s what I tell ’em
Bm
No rules, in breakable heaven
Em
But ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
C
It′s a cruel summer
G
With you
G
I’m drunk in
G
the back of the car
Bm
And I cried like a baby coming
Bm
home from the bar (oh)
Em
Said, “I′m fine,”
Em
but it wasn’t true
C
I don’t wanna keep secrets
C
just to keep you
G
And I snuck in through
G
the garden gate
Bm
Every night that summer
Bm
just to seal my fate (oh)
Em
And I screamed for
Em
whatever it′s worth
C
“I love you,” ain′t that
G
the worst thing you ever heard?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
These Cruel Summer Lyrics Chords give you a practical starting point for playing Taylor Swift’s hit on acoustic guitar. The song was written by Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Annie Clark, professionally known as St. Vincent. It was included on Lover, released on August 23, 2019. Source: Shazam song credits.
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