Jessie Ware - Cruel: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cruel" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Cruel Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Jessie Ware

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Cruel" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Fm7  C#                Cm7         D#
If I told you what you said before
      Fm7            C#                    Cm7 D#
Would you be just as certain, what's going on?
      Fm7            C#              Cm7
Cause actions, speak louder than the words
                D#
you sow (And you ought to know)
           Fm7               C#
I've been wonderin' why I'm holdin',
              Cm7 D#
still holdin' on

              C#
Do us both a favour (Tonight)
                      Fm                  Cm
If you want to do the real thing (Make it right)
                      C#
You need to make your mind up (Just try)
                              D#          C/E
Do you feel we've reached the end of the line?

Chorus:
Fm7             C#               Cm7
Never knew our love could be so cruel
Cm7       D#
(Be so cruel, be so cruel to me)
     Fm7               C#                 Cm7
It's not just what you say, it's what you do
Cm7       D#
(What you do, what you do to me)
Fm7             C#               Cm7
Never knew our love could be so cruel
Cm7      D#
(Be so cruel, be so cruel to me)
     Fm7               C#                 Cm7
It's not just what you say, it's what you do
Cm7        D#
(What you do, what you do to me)

Your actions (Actions)
They speak louder than the words you sow
And you ought to know
Have you been wonderin' why I'm holdin',
still holdin' on?

Do us both a favour (Tonight)
If you want to do the real thing (Make it right)
You need to make your mind up (Just try)
Do you feel we've reached the end of the line?

Chorus

(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You're so cruel to me
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Don't be so cruel to me
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Cruel" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cruel" by Jessie Ware.