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Cruel Summer Live Tab by G Flip

Cruel Summer Live tab by G Flip

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Performance: Triple J Like A Version

Intro:
 (played by Violin but transcribed for guitar)

e|----------------7------5-----------------------7-------5--|
B|--4-----5----------------------4------5-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1: (played by Violin but transcribed for guitar)

e|----------------7------5-----------------------7-------5--|
B|--4-----5----------------------4------5-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Fever dream high in the quiet of the night, You know that I caught it

e|----------------7------5-----------------------7-------5--|
B|--4-----5----------------------4------5-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bad, bad girl, Shiny pearl with a price, You know that I bought it


Pre-chorus:(Electric guitar, palm muted)

     Bb                  Cm                    Dm
e|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
B|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
G|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
D|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
A|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
E|---6-------------------8---------------------12--------------|
Killing me slow, out the window, I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below

     Bb                  Cm                    Dm
e|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
B|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
G|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
D|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
A|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
E|---6-------------------8---------------------12--------------|
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, What doesn't kill me makes me want you more


Chorus: (Acoustic Guitar)

     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
And it's new, the shape of your body, It's blue, the feeling I've got

    Dm                 Bb
e|--10-----------------6-------------|
B|--10-----------------6-------------|
G|--10-----------------5-------------|
D|--12-----------------7-------------|
A|--12-----------------7-------------|
E|--10-----------------6-------------|
And it's ooh, whoa, oh, It's a cruel summer

     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em, No rules in breakable heaven

    Dm                 Bb
e|--10-----------------6-------------|
B|--10-----------------6-------------|
G|--10-----------------5-------------|
D|--12-----------------7-------------|
A|--12-----------------7-------------|
E|--10-----------------6-------------|
But ooh, whoa oh, It's a cruel summer, With you


Verse 2: (electric guitar palm muted)

                 Bb                    Cm                    Dm
e|---------------x---------------------x---------------------x---------------|
B|---------------x---------------------x---------------------x---------------|
G|---------------x---------------------x---------------------x---------------|
D|---------------7---------------------10--------------------10--------------|
A|---------------7---------------------10--------------------10--------------|
E|---------------6---------------------8---------------------12--------------|
Hang your head low, In the glow of the vending machine, I'm not dying


(No guitar for this section)
You say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times, We're not trying

(Violin transposed for guitar, played after ed of second verse)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----------------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-----5-----3-------------7------5------3-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre-chorus:

     Bb                  Cm                    Dm
e|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
B|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
G|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
D|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
A|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
E|---6-------------------8---------------------12--------------|
So cut the headlights, summer's a knife, I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone

     Bb                  Cm                    Dm
e|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
B|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
G|---x-------------------x---------------------x---------------|
D|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
A|---7-------------------10--------------------10--------------|
E|---6-------------------8---------------------12--------------|
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know


Chorus: (Acoustic Guitar)

     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
And it's new, the shape of your body, It's blue, the feeling I've got

    Dm                 Bb
e|--10-----------------6-------------|
B|--10-----------------6-------------|
G|--10-----------------5-------------|
D|--12-----------------7-------------|
A|--12-----------------7-------------|
E|--10-----------------6-------------|
And it's ooh, whoa, oh, It's a cruel summer

     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em, No rules in breakable heaven

    Dm                 Bb
e|--10-----------------6-------------|
B|--10-----------------6-------------|
G|--10-----------------5-------------|
D|--12-----------------7-------------|
A|--12-----------------7-------------|
E|--10-----------------6-------------|
But ooh, whoa oh, It's a cruel summer, With you


Bridge: (Acoustic guitar)
     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
I'm drunk in the back of the car, And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)

    Dm                                Bb
e|--10--------------------------------6-------------|
B|--10--------------------------------6-------------|
G|--10--------------------------------5-------------|
D|--12--------------------------------7-------------|
A|--12--------------------------------7-------------|
E|--10--------------------------------6-------------|
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true, I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you

     F                                  Am
e|---1----------------------------------5-------|
B|---1----------------------------------5-------|
B|---1----------------------------------5-------|
D|---3----------------------------------7-------|
A|---3----------------------------------7-------|
E|---1----------------------------------5-------|
And I snuck in through the garden gate, Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)

    Dm                                    Bb
e|--10------------------------------------6-------------|
B|--10------------------------------------6-------------|
G|--10------------------------------------5-------------|
D|--12------------------------------------7-------------|
A|--12------------------------------------7-------------|
E|--10------------------------------------6-------------|
And I screamed for whatever it's worth, "I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

(Play once)

   Dm
e|-6-------------|
B|-6-------------|
G|-5-------------|
D|-7-------------|
A|-7-------------|
E|-6-------------|
She looks up grinning like a devil


Chorus: (Acoustic Guitar)

     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
And it's new, the shape of your body, It's blue, the feeling I've got

    Dm                 Bb
e|--10-----------------6-------------|
B|--10-----------------6-------------|
G|--10-----------------5-------------|
D|--12-----------------7-------------|
A|--12-----------------7-------------|
E|--10-----------------6-------------|
And it's ooh, whoa, oh, It's a cruel summer

     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em, No rules in breakable heaven

    Dm                 Bb
e|--10-----------------6-------------|
B|--10-----------------6-------------|
G|--10-----------------5-------------|
D|--12-----------------7-------------|
A|--12-----------------7-------------|
E|--10-----------------6-------------|
But ooh, whoa oh, It's a cruel summer, With you


Outro:
     F                                 Am
e|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
B|---1---------------------------------5-------|
D|---3---------------------------------7-------|
A|---3---------------------------------7-------|
E|---1---------------------------------5-------|
I'm drunk in the back of the car, And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)

    Dm                                Bb
e|--10--------------------------------6-------------|
B|--10--------------------------------6-------------|
G|--10--------------------------------5-------------|
D|--12--------------------------------7-------------|
A|--12--------------------------------7-------------|
E|--10--------------------------------6-------------|
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true, I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you

     F                                  Am
e|---1----------------------------------5-------|
B|---1----------------------------------5-------|
B|---1----------------------------------5-------|
D|---3----------------------------------7-------|
A|---3----------------------------------7-------|
E|---1----------------------------------5-------|
And I snuck in through the garden gate, Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)

    Dm                                    Bb
e|--10------------------------------------6-------------|
B|--10------------------------------------6-------------|
G|--10------------------------------------5-------------|
D|--12------------------------------------7-------------|
A|--12------------------------------------7-------------|
E|--10------------------------------------6-------------|
And I screamed for whatever it's worth, "I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

Published: January 28, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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