Cruel to Be Kind
Cruel to Be Kind

Cruel to Be Kind easy guitar chords by Nick Lowe

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    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Oh 
    I 
    can't 

    take 
    another 
    heartache 

    Though 
    you say 
    you're 
    my 
    friend, 

    I'm 
    at 
    my 
    wit's 
    end 

    You say 
    your 
    love 
    is 
    bonafide, but 

    that 
    don't 
    coincide 

    With 
    the things 
    that 
    you do 

    And 
    when 
    I 
    ask 
    you 
    to 
    be 
    nice, 

    you say 

    Verse 2
    You've 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 

    in 
    the 
    right 
    measure 

    Cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 
    it's 
    a 
    very 
    good 
    sign 

    Cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 
    means 
    that 
    I 
    love 
    you, 

    baby 

    (You've gotta 
    be cruel) 

    You 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be kind 

    Verse 3

    Well 
    I 
    do 
    my 
    best 
    to 
    un
    derstand 
    dear 

    But 
    you still 
    mystify 
    and I 

    want 
    to know 
    why 

    I 
    pick 
    myself 
    up 
    off 
    the 
    ground 

    To have 
    you 
    knock 
    me 
    back 
    down, 

    again 
    and 
    again 

    And 
    when 
    I 
    ask 
    you 
    to 
    ex
    plain, 

    you say 

    Verse 4
    You've 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 

    in 
    the 
    right 
    measure 

    Cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 
    it's 
    a 
    very 
    good 
    sign 

    Cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 

    means 
    that 
    I 
    love 
    you, 
    baby 

    (You've gotta 
    be 
    cruel) 

    Interlude 1
    You 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind 





    Verse 5
    Well 
    I 
    do 
    my 
    best 
    to 
    under
    stand 
    dear 

    But 
    you still 
    mystify 
    and I 

    want 
    to know 
    why 

    I 
    pick 
    myself 
    up 
    off 
    the 
    ground 

    To 
    have 
    you 
    knock 
    me 
    back 
    down, 

    again 
    and 
    again 

    And 
    when 
    I 
    ask 
    you 
    to 
    ex
    plain, 

    you say 

    Verse 6
    You've 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 

    in 
    the 
    right 
    measure 

    Cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 

    it's 
    a 
    very 
    good sign 

    Cruel 
    to 
    be 
    kind, 

    means 
    that 
    I 
    love 
    you 
    baby 

    (You've gotta 
    be 
    cruel) 

    Verse 7
    You 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be kind 


    (Cruel to be kind), oh 
    in 

    the 
    right 
    measure 

    (Cruel to 
    be 
    kind), it's 
    a 

    very 
    very 
    very 
    good 
    sign 

    (Cruel to 
    be kind), it 
    means 
    that 
    I 
    love 
    you, 

    baby 

    (You've gotta be 
    cruel) 

    Verse 8
    You 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be kind 

    (Cruel to 
    be kind), oh 
    in 

    the 
    right 
    measure 

    (Cruel to 
    be 
    kind), yes 
    it's 

    a 
    very 
    very 
    very 
    good 
    sign 

    (Cruel to be 
    kind), it 
    means 
    that 
    I 
    love 
    you, 

    baby 

    (You've gotta 
    be 
    cruel) 

    Verse 9
    You 
    gotta 
    be 
    cruel 
    to 
    be kind 


    (Cruel to be kind), oh 
    in 

    the 
    right 
    measure 

    (Cruel to 
    be 
    kind), yes 
    it's 
    a 
    very 

    very 
    very 
    good 
    sign 

    (Cruel to be 
    kind), it 
    means 
    that 
    I 
    love you 

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