Chords for Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe - with lyrics
Tempo:
133.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another heartache.
[F] Oh, you say you're my friend.
[C] end.
[F] that don't [Em] coincide [Dm] with the things that [F] you do.
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[C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another heartache.
[F] Oh, you say you're my friend.
[C] end.
[F] that don't [Em] coincide [Dm] with the things that [F] you do.
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[C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another _ heartache.
[F] Oh, you say you're my friend.
[D] _ I'm at my wit's [C] end.
You say your [Em] love is bona fide.
But [F] that don't [Em] coincide [Dm] _ with the things that [F] you do.
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] be nice, you [G] say,
You gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be kind [Em] in the [A] right [F] measure.
Cruel [G] to be kind, [Em] it's a very [A] good sign.
[F] And cruel to be [Em] kind means that I love [G] you, _ baby.
Gotta be _ _ _ cruel to [C] be kind. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Well, [C] I do my best to [Em] _ understand you, [F] but you still mystify. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I'm gonna [F] have you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down _ again and [F] again.
And _
[Em] I ask you to [F] _ explain.
You [G] say you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be kind [Em] in the [A] right [F] measure.
Cruel [G] to be kind, [Em] it's a very [A] good sign.
[F] And cruel [G] to be kind [Em] means that [A] I love [C] you, _ baby.
_ _ _ [G] _ Gotta be cruel to [C] be kind.
_ _ _ _ Ooh.
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[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, [C] I do my best [Em] to understand you, [F] but you still mystify.
[G] I wanna know [C] _ why I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
[F] I'll have you [Em] knock me back [Dm] down again [F] and again. _
[Em] And I ask you [F] to explain.
[G] You say you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be [Em] kind in the right [F] measure.
[G] Cruel to be [E] kind, it's a very good sign.
[F] And [G] cruel to be [Em] kind means that I [C] love you, _ baby.
_ _ _ _ [G] You gotta be cruel to be [F] _ _ [Em] kind in the right [F] measure.
_ [G] _ [Em] It's a very, very, [B] very [F] good [G] sign.
[Em] It means that I love [G] you, _ _ baby. _ _
You gotta be cruel [F] _ [G] to be kind [Em] in the [E] right [F] measure.
_ [G] _
[Em] It's a very, very, [A] very [F] good [G] sign.
[Em] It means [A] that I love [G] you, _ baby.
_ _ _ You gotta be cruel [F] to be [G] kind _ [Em] in the right [E] measure.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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[C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another _ heartache.
[F] Oh, you say you're my friend.
[D] _ I'm at my wit's [C] end.
You say your [Em] love is bona fide.
But [F] that don't [Em] coincide [Dm] _ with the things that [F] you do.
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] be nice, you [G] say,
You gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be kind [Em] in the [A] right [F] measure.
Cruel [G] to be kind, [Em] it's a very [A] good sign.
[F] And cruel to be [Em] kind means that I love [G] you, _ baby.
Gotta be _ _ _ cruel to [C] be kind. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Well, [C] I do my best to [Em] _ understand you, [F] but you still mystify. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I'm gonna [F] have you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down _ again and [F] again.
And _
[Em] I ask you to [F] _ explain.
You [G] say you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be kind [Em] in the [A] right [F] measure.
Cruel [G] to be kind, [Em] it's a very [A] good sign.
[F] And cruel [G] to be kind [Em] means that [A] I love [C] you, _ baby.
_ _ _ [G] _ Gotta be cruel to [C] be kind.
_ _ _ _ Ooh.
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[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, [C] I do my best [Em] to understand you, [F] but you still mystify.
[G] I wanna know [C] _ why I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
[F] I'll have you [Em] knock me back [Dm] down again [F] and again. _
[Em] And I ask you [F] to explain.
[G] You say you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be [Em] kind in the right [F] measure.
[G] Cruel to be [E] kind, it's a very good sign.
[F] And [G] cruel to be [Em] kind means that I [C] love you, _ baby.
_ _ _ _ [G] You gotta be cruel to be [F] _ _ [Em] kind in the right [F] measure.
_ [G] _ [Em] It's a very, very, [B] very [F] good [G] sign.
[Em] It means that I love [G] you, _ _ baby. _ _
You gotta be cruel [F] _ [G] to be kind [Em] in the [E] right [F] measure.
_ [G] _
[Em] It's a very, very, [A] very [F] good [G] sign.
[Em] It means [A] that I love [G] you, _ baby.
_ _ _ You gotta be cruel [F] to be [G] kind _ [Em] in the right [E] measure.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _