Cruel Garden Chords by The Stranglers

Tempo:
107.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Em

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Stranglers - Cruel Garden chords
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[Am]
Better get out of the woods today, [G] than you did your waiting [Am] there.
Than you hung from Adam's out today, [G] eat you up as soon [Am] as you stare.
[G] [Am] Cruel God, cruel God, [G] heard the prayer on [Am] the wing.
[Ab] Cruel God, cruel God, [G] and all the folks about the [Am] spring.
[G] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [G] [Am]
If you're walking in the woods tonight, [Em] watch out for a [Am] madam's eyes.
One joke heaven grabbed me, what a fright, [Em] said that I was just [Am] her size.
Cruel God, cruel [Em] God, heard the prayer on [Am] the wing.
[B] Cruel God, cruel God, [G] and all the folks about [A] the spring.
[G] Oh, [Am] [G] gotta get home in [A] the light.
[G] Oh, [A] [G] shouldn't be down here [F] at night.
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [G]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [G]
[Am] Cruel [G] God, cruel God, heard the prayer on [Am] the wing.
Cruel [G] God, cruel God, and all the folks about [Am] the spring.
[Em] [G] Oh, [A] [G] gotta get home in [A] the light.
[F] Oh, [G]
shouldn't be down [F] here at night.
[Am] [G] [Am] [D] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[C] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
A
1231
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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To start learning The Stranglers - Cruel Garden chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Am, G and Am in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 107. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Better get out of the woods today, [G] than you did your waiting [Am] there.
Than you hung from Adam's out today, [G] eat you up as soon [Am] as you stare.
_ [G] [Am] Cruel God, cruel God, [G] heard the prayer on [Am] the wing.
_ [Ab] Cruel God, cruel God, [G] and all the folks about the [Am] spring.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
If you're walking in the woods tonight, [Em] watch out for a [Am] madam's eyes.
One joke heaven grabbed me, what a fright, [Em] said that I was just [Am] her size.
Cruel God, cruel [Em] God, heard the prayer on [Am] the wing.
_ [B] Cruel God, cruel God, [G] and all the folks about [A] the spring.
_ [G] Oh, [Am] _ [G] gotta get home in [A] the light.
_ [G] Oh, _ [A] _ [G] shouldn't be down here [F] at night.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ Cruel [G] God, cruel God, heard the prayer on [Am] the wing.
_ Cruel [G] God, cruel God, and all the folks about [Am] the spring.
_ [Em] [G] Oh, [A] _ [G] gotta get home in [A] the light.
_ [F] Oh, _ _ [G]
shouldn't be down [F] here at night.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Dave Greenfield, Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Black J.

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