G G C [Chorus] C C7 F Mental cruelty, that's what I heard him say G C Mental cruelty, to the judge that day C C7 F I sat there in silence so he could be free G C And listened to his lying words, mental cruelty [Verse 1] C F Your Honor, since our marriage, my life ain't been the same G C I'm missin' out on all the fun, and he's the one to blame C F There's never any excitement now, the way there used to be G And sharing his way of life and doin' his laundry C Is mental cruelty [Chorus] C C7 F Mental cruelty, that's what I heard her say G C Mental cruelty, to the judge that day C C7 F I sat there in silence so she could be free G C And listened to her lying words, mental cruelty [Verse 2] C F Divorces have been granted for many different things G C Even when there's not a reason and no one can be blamed C F With only two little words she's on her merry way G C Yes all a woman has to claim is mental cruelty [Chorus] C C7 F Mental cruelty, that's what I heard her say G C Mental cruelty, to the judge that day C C7 F I sat there in silence so she could be free G C And listened to her lying words, mental cruelty G C G C And listened to her lying words, mental cruelty