Chords for Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind (Lyrics version)
Tempo:
130.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Em
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another heartache, though [F] you say you're my friend, [D] I'm at my [C] wit's end.
say your love [Em] is bona fide, [F] but that don't [Em]
coincide [Dm] with the things [F] that you do.
And when [Em] I ask you [F] to be nice, [G] you say, you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be [Em] kind.
[F] [G]
[C] [G]
[F] [G]
[C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another heartache, though [F] you say you're my friend, [D] I'm at my [C] wit's end.
say your love [Em] is bona fide, [F] but that don't [Em]
coincide [Dm] with the things [F] that you do.
And when [Em] I ask you [F] to be nice, [G] you say, you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be [Em] kind.
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another _ heartache, though [F] you say you're my friend, _ [D] I'm at my [C] wit's end.
You say your love [Em] is bona fide, [F] but that don't [Em] _
coincide [Dm] with the things [F] that you do.
And when [Em] I ask you [F] to be nice, [G] you say, you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be [Em] kind.
In the right [C] measure, cruel [G] to be kind, [Em] it's a very [A] good sign, [F] that cruel [G] to be kind [E] means
[A] that I love [G] you, _ baby.
Gotta be cruel, you 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.
_ [G] I wanna know [C] why I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I wanna [F] have you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down _ again and [F] again.
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] explain, you [G] say, you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be kind.
[Em] In the [A] right measure, [F] cruel [G] to be kind, [E] it's a very good sign, [F] that cruel [G] to be kind [Em] means
that [A] I love [G] you, baby.
_ Gotta be cruel, you gotta be cruel to [C] be kind. _
_ _ _ 1 [A] 2 3 _
_ Well, _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I do my best to [Em] _ understand you, [F] but you still mystify.
_ [G] I wanna know [C] why I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I [F] wanna have you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down _ again and [F] again.
And when I [Em] ask you to [F] explain, _ you [G] say, you gotta [F] be cruel to [G] be kind.
[Em] In the [A] right measure
[F] Cruel to [G] be kind
It's a very good [A] sign
_ [F] Cruel to [G] be kind
[Em] Means that [A] I love [G] you
Baby _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel
To be [F] _ [G] kind
[Em] In the right [F] measure
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very [B] very very [F] good [G] sign
Cruel to be kind
[Em] It means that [A] I love [G] you Baby
_ _ _ _ You gotta be cruel
To [F] be kind
[G] _ [Em] In the [A] right [F] measure
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very [A] very very [F] good sign
[G] Cruel to be kind
[Em] It means that I love you [G] _ Baby _ _ _
You gotta be cruel
[F] To be kind
[G] _
_ [E] In the right [F] measure
[G] Cruel to be kind
[Em] Cruel to be kind
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another _ heartache, though [F] you say you're my friend, _ [D] I'm at my [C] wit's end.
You say your love [Em] is bona fide, [F] but that don't [Em] _
coincide [Dm] with the things [F] that you do.
And when [Em] I ask you [F] to be nice, [G] you say, you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be [Em] kind.
In the right [C] measure, cruel [G] to be kind, [Em] it's a very [A] good sign, [F] that cruel [G] to be kind [E] means
[A] that I love [G] you, _ baby.
Gotta be cruel, you 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.
_ [G] I wanna know [C] why I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I wanna [F] have you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down _ again and [F] again.
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] explain, you [G] say, you gotta [F] be cruel [G] to be kind.
[Em] In the [A] right measure, [F] cruel [G] to be kind, [E] it's a very good sign, [F] that cruel [G] to be kind [Em] means
that [A] I love [G] you, baby.
_ Gotta be cruel, you gotta be cruel to [C] be kind. _
_ _ _ 1 [A] 2 3 _
_ Well, _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I do my best to [Em] _ understand you, [F] but you still mystify.
_ [G] I wanna know [C] why I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I [F] wanna have you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down _ again and [F] again.
And when I [Em] ask you to [F] explain, _ you [G] say, you gotta [F] be cruel to [G] be kind.
[Em] In the [A] right measure
[F] Cruel to [G] be kind
It's a very good [A] sign
_ [F] Cruel to [G] be kind
[Em] Means that [A] I love [G] you
Baby _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel
To be [F] _ [G] kind
[Em] In the right [F] measure
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very [B] very very [F] good [G] sign
Cruel to be kind
[Em] It means that [A] I love [G] you Baby
_ _ _ _ You gotta be cruel
To [F] be kind
[G] _ [Em] In the [A] right [F] measure
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very [A] very very [F] good sign
[G] Cruel to be kind
[Em] It means that I love you [G] _ Baby _ _ _
You gotta be cruel
[F] To be kind
[G] _
_ [E] In the right [F] measure
[G] Cruel to be kind
[Em] Cruel to be kind
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