Cruel To Be Kind Chords by Letters To Cleo

Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Abm

Dbm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cruel To Be Kind - Letters To Cleo chords
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[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
Oh, [E] I can't take [Abm] another [A] heartache.
Oh, you say you're my friend.
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love has gone by, but [A] that don't come [Abm]
back.
[Gbm] With the things that [A] you do, and when [Ab] I ask you to [A] be nice.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cruel [B] to be kind.
[Ab] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cruel [B] to be [Ab] kind.
It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cruel [B] to be kind.
[Abm] Meaning [Dbm] that I [B] love you, baby.
You gotta be cruel to [E] be kind.
[B]
[A] [B]
Well, [E] I did my best to [Abm] understand you, [A] but you still missed goodbye.
I [B] don't know [E] why I picked [Ab] myself up off the ground.
[A] To have you [Ab] lie me back [Gbm] down again [A] and again.
And when [Abm] I ask you [A] to explain, [B] you say you gotta [A] be [B] cruel to be [Ab] kind.
In [Dbm] the right [A] measure, cruel to [B] be kind.
It's [Ab] a very [Dbm] good [A] sign, [B] cruel to be [Abm] kind.
It's [Dbm] a very good sign, cruel to be kind.
Meaning that I [B] love you, baby.
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
Ooh.
[Db]
[A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] Well, I did my best to [Abm] understand you, [A] but you still missed goodbye.
[B] And I don't know [E] why I picked [Abm] myself up off the ground.
To [A] have you [Abm] lie me back [Gbm] down again [A] and again.
[Ab] And when I ask you to [A] explain, [B] you say you gotta [A] be cruel [B] to be kind.
[Ab] In the [A] right measure, cruel [B] to be kind.
[Abm] It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cruel [B] to be kind.
[Abm] Meaning that [Dbm] I love [B] you, baby.
You gotta be cruel to [A] be kind.
[B]
[Ab] In [Dbm] the right measure, [A] cruel [B] to be kind.
[Ab] It's a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good [B] sign.
[Ab] Meaning [Dbm] that I love you, [B] baby.
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
Abm
123111114
Dbm
13421114
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
A
1231
Abm
123111114
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To learn Letters To Cleo - Cruel To Be Kind chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Abm, Dbm, A, B, Ab, Abm, A, B and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 67 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 136 BPM. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [E] I can't take [Abm] another _ [A] heartache.
Oh, you say you're my friend.
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love has gone by, but [A] that don't come [Abm]
back.
[Gbm] _ With the things that [A] you do, and when [Ab] I ask you to [A] be nice.
_ [B] You say you gotta [A] be cruel [B] to be kind.
[Ab] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cruel [B] to be [Ab] kind.
It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cruel [B] to be kind.
[Abm] Meaning [Dbm] that I [B] love you, _ baby.
_ _ _ You gotta be cruel to [E] be kind.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Well, [E] I did my best to [Abm] _ understand you, [A] but you still missed goodbye.
I [B] don't _ know [E] why I picked [Ab] myself up off the ground.
[A] To have you [Ab] lie me back [Gbm] down again [A] and again.
And when [Abm] I ask you [A] to explain, [B] you say you gotta [A] be [B] cruel to be [Ab] kind.
In [Dbm] the right [A] measure, cruel to [B] be kind.
It's [Ab] a very [Dbm] good [A] sign, [B] cruel to be [Abm] kind.
It's [Dbm] a very good sign, cruel to be kind.
Meaning that I [B] love you, _ baby. _ _ _
_ You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
_ _ _ Ooh.
[Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well, I did my best to _ [Abm] understand you, [A] but you still missed goodbye.
[B] And I don't know [E] why I picked [Abm] myself up off the ground.
To [A] have you [Abm] lie me back [Gbm] down again [A] and again.
[Ab] And when I ask you to [A] _ explain, [B] you say you gotta [A] be cruel [B] to be kind.
[Ab] In the [A] right measure, cruel [B] to be kind.
[Abm] It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cruel [B] to be kind.
[Abm] Meaning that [Dbm] I love [B] you, baby. _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel to [A] be kind.
[B] _
[Ab] In [Dbm] the right measure, [A] cruel [B] to be kind.
[Ab] It's a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good [B] sign.
[Ab] Meaning [Dbm] that I love you, [B] _ baby.
_ _ _ _ You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm.

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