Cruel Summer chords by Bananarama

Intro: C#m--A-G#m- x4


Verse 1:
C#m  B  C#m
Hot summer streets
    A
And the pavements
are burning
G#m C#m B  C#m A G#m
I  sit around
C#m  B  C#m
Trying to smile but
  A
The air is so heavy
G#m C#m B C#m A G#m
and dry
C#m B   C#m
  Strange voices
  A
are saying
   G#m   C#m B
What did they say
C#m   A
Things I can't
     G#m
understand
   C#m
It's too close
B  C#m
for comfort This
A

heat has got
   G#m  A  B A B
Right out of hand


Chorus 1:
    C#m
It's a cruel cruel
A   B   A
cruel summer
C#m    A
  Leaving me
B     A
here on my own
    C#m
It's a cruel it's
 A      B   A
a cruel cruel summer
C#m        A B A
  Now you're gone


Post Chorus:
C#m--A-G#m- x2


Verse 2:
  C#m A C#m
The city is crowded
  A
My friends are away
  G#m C#m B C#m A G#m
And I'm on my own
   C#m   B C#m
It's too hot to handle
  A        G#m A B A B
So I got to get up and go


Chorus 2:
    C#m
It's a cruel cruel
A   B   A
cruel summer
C#m    A
  Leaving me
B     A
here on my own
    C#m
It's a cruel it's
 A      B   A
a cruel cruel summer
C#m        A B A
  Now you're gone
    C#m
It's a cruel cruel
A   B   A
cruel summer
C#m    A
  Leaving me
B     A
here on my own
    C#m
It's a cruel it's
 A      B   A
a cruel cruel summer
C#m        A B A
  Now you're gone


Interlude:
C#m B C#m A B A B
C#m A B A x4


Chorus 3:
    C#m
It's a cruel cruel
A   B   A
cruel summer
C#m    A
  Leaving me
B     A
here on my own
    C#m
It's a cruel it's
 A      B   A
a cruel cruel summer
      C#m
Now you're gone
A     B    A
Gonna feel only it was
(Repeat x3)