Cruel Summer - TAYLOR SWIFT

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ADMINAUGUST 11, 2025

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[Intro]
[G]
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
 
[Verse 1]
[C]Fever dream high [D]in the quiet of the night
You [Bm]know that I caught it [Em](oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
[C]Bad, bad boy, [D]shiny toy with a price
You [Bm]know that I bought it [Em](oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
[C]Killing me slow, [D]out the window
I’m always [Bm]waiting for you to be [Em]waiting below
[C]Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes
What doesn’t [D]kill me makes me want you more
 
[Chorus 1]
And it’s [G]new, the shape of your body
It’s [Bm]blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s [Em]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [C]cruel summer
It’s [G]cool, that’s what I tell ’em
No [Bm]rules in breakable heaven
But [Em]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [C]cruel summer, with [G]you
 
[Verse 2]
[C]Hang your head low [D]in the glow of the vending [Bm]machine
I’m not dying [Em](oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
[C]We say that we’ll just [D]screw it up in these trying [Bm]times
We’re not trying [Em](oh yeah, you’re right, I want it)
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
So [C]cut the headlights, [D]summer’s a knife
I’m always [Bm]waiting for you just to [Em]cut to the bone
[C]Devils roll the dice (dice), angels roll their eyes (eyes)
And if I [D]bleed, you’ll be the last to know
 
[Chorus 2]
Oh it’s [G]new, the shape of your body
It’s [Bm]blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s [Em]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [C]cruel summer
It’s [G]cool, that’s what I tell ’em
No [Bm]rules in breakable heaven
But [Em]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [C]cruel summer, with [G]you
 
[Bridge]
[G]I’m drunk in the back of the car
And I [Bm]cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
[Em]Said "I’m fine", but it wasn’t true
I don’t [C]wanna keep secrets just to keep you
And [G]I snuck in through the garden gate
Every [Bm]night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)
[Em]And I scream "For whatever it’s worth
[C]I love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?"
He looks up, grinning like a devil
 
[Chorus 3]
It’s [G]new, the shape of your body
It’s [Bm]blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s [Em]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [C]cruel summer
It’s [G]cool, that’s what I tell ’em
No [Bm]rules in breakable heaven
But [Em]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [C]cruel summer, with [G]you
 
[Outro]
[G]I’m drunk in the back of the car
And I [Bm]cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
[Em]Said "I’m fine", but it wasn’t true
I don’t [C]wanna keep secrets just to keep you
[G]And I snuck in through the garden gate
Every [Bm]night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)
[Em]And I scream "For whatever it’s worth
[C]I love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?"
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)