Cruel Summer Chords by Bananarama

Tempo:
108.75 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

C#m

G#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cruel Summer chords
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[C#] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] I found the [B] streets and the [A] [E] pavements are [G#m] burning, I sit around
[A] [G#m]
[C#m] Trying to [G#m] smile when [A] the air is so [E] heavy and dry
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [E] Strange [G#m] voices are [A] saying, [D#m] what [E] did they say?
[G#m] Things I [A] can't understand
[D#m]
[E] It's because the [B] comfort [A] with heat is what [G#m] right I [A] [B] depend
[A] [F#] It's [C#m] a cruel, cruel, [A] cruel [B] summer
[A]
[C#m] [A] Living [B] to live on [A] my own
It's [C#m] a cruel, cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Now you're gone
[A] The [B]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] city is [B] crowded, [A] my friends are [G#m] away and [C#m] I'm on [G#m] my [B] own
[A] [B]
[C#m] It's too hard to [B] handle [A] so I gotta [E] [B] get up [A] and go
[B] [A] [F#] It's [C#m] a cruel, [A] cruel, [B] cruel summer
[A]
[C#m] [A] Leaving [B] me here on [A] my own
It's [C#m] a cruel, it's a cruel, [A] [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Now you're gone
But I'm not [B] the only one
[C#m] It's a cruel, [A] cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Can you hear me?
Leaving [B] me here on [F#m] my own
[C#m] It's a cruel, it's a cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Now you're gone
[A] [B] [F#]
[B] [N]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] It's [A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [B]
[C#m] a [A] [B] cruel, cruel summer
[C#m]
[A] Leaving [B] me here [F#m] on my own
[C#m] It's a cruel, [B] cruel, cruel summer
[C#m]
Now you're gone
But I'm [B] not the only one
[C#m] It's a cruel, cruel, [B] cruel summer
[E]
[C#m] Can you hear me?
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, it's a [A] cruel, [B] cruel summer
[A]
[C#m] Now you're gone
[A] But [B] I'm not the only one
[C#m] It's a cruel, cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#]
[C#m] Can you hear me?
Leaving [F#m] me here on my [A] own
[C#m] It's a cruel, it's a [A] cruel, cruel summer
[B] [A] [C#m] [A] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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Let's start jamming Bananarama - (Collectors Edition) Cruel Summer chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, C#m, B, C#m, A, B, A and B in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 109. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C# Minor.

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[C#] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
[C#m] I found the [B] streets and the [A] [E] pavements are [G#m] burning, I sit around
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] Trying to [G#m] smile when [A] the air is so [E] heavy and dry
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ [E] Strange [G#m] voices are [A] saying, [D#m] what [E] did they say?
[G#m] Things I [A] can't understand
[D#m]
[E] It's because the [B] comfort [A] with heat is what [G#m] right I [A] [B] depend
_ _ [A] _ [F#] _ It's [C#m] a cruel, cruel, [A] cruel [B] summer
_ [A] _
[C#m] _ _ [A] Living [B] to live on [A] my own
It's [C#m] a cruel, cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Now you're gone
[A] The [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[C#m] city is [B] crowded, [A] my friends are [G#m] away and [C#m] I'm on [G#m] my [B] own
_ [A] _ [B] _
[C#m] It's too hard to [B] handle [A] so I gotta [E] [B] get up [A] and go
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] It's [C#m] a cruel, _ [A] cruel, [B] cruel summer
_ [A] _
[C#m] _ _ [A] Leaving [B] me here on [A] my own
It's [C#m] a cruel, it's a cruel, [A] [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Now you're gone
But I'm not [B] the only one
[C#m] It's a cruel, [A] cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Can you hear me?
Leaving [B] me here on [F#m] my own
[C#m] It's a cruel, it's a cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#m] Now you're gone
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ It's [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] a [A] _ [B] cruel, cruel summer
_ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] Leaving [B] me here [F#m] on my own
[C#m] It's a cruel, _ [B] cruel, cruel summer
_ [C#m]
Now you're gone
But I'm [B] not the only one
[C#m] It's a cruel, cruel, [B] cruel summer
[E]
[C#m] Can you hear me?
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, it's a [A] cruel, [B] cruel summer
_ [A]
[C#m] Now you're gone
[A] But [B] I'm not the only one
[C#m] It's a cruel, cruel, [B] cruel summer
[C#]
[C#m] Can you hear me?
Leaving [F#m] me here on my [A] own
[C#m] It's a cruel, it's a [A] cruel, cruel summer
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _

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