Cruel to be Kind
Nick Lowe • Key:
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Cruel to be Kind
Nick Lowe
Intro four beats each
C
Em
F
G
C
Em
F
G
G
Oh,
C
I can't take another
Em
heartache
Though you
F
say oh my friend,
G
I'm at my wit's end
C
You say your love is
Em
bonafide, but that don't
F
coin
Am
cide
Dm
With the things that you
F
do and when I
Em
ask you to be
F
nice
You
G
say you've got to be...
Chorus
F
Cruel to be
G
kind
Em
in the right
Am
measure
F
Cruel to be
G
kind it's a
Em
very good
Am
sign
F
Cruel to be
G
kind
Em
means that I
Am
love you
F
Baby, got to be cruel, got to be cruel to be kind
#Repeat Intro
Well
C
I do my best to under
Em
stand dear
But you
F
still mystify and
G
I want to know why
C
I pick myself up
Em
off the ground to have you
F
knock me
Am
back down
Dm
Again and
F
again and when I
Em
ask you to ex
F
plain
You
G
say, you've got to be...
Chorus
C
Ooh ooh ooh,
A
ooh.. ooh... ooh...
Solo over chorus
#Repeat second verse
#Repeat chorus and fade
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