Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind chords

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Artist: Nick Lowe
Song: Cruel to be kind
Tabbed by: DJ
26th Feb 2013

Tuning:Standard

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C G/B F/A G||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||(Twice)
G C Em| / / / / | Oh, I can't stand another... heartache,
F Dm7/GThough you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end,
C Em You say your love is... bona fide,
F Em Dm FBut that don't coin - cide... with the things that you do,
Em F Dm7/GAnd when I ask you to be nice, you say...
F G Em Am AmYou gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right mea - sure,
^ ^
F G Em Am AmCruel to be kind, it's a very good sign,
^ ^
F G Em Am Am Dm7/GCruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby---------------------!
^ ^ (Babe, gotta be cruel!)
C G/B F/A GYou gotta be cruel to be kind! | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C EmWell, I do my best to under... stand, dear,
F Dm7/GBut, you still mystify, and I wanna know why,
C Em I pick myself up... off the ground,
F Em Dm FTo have you... knock me back down... again and a - gain,
Em F Dm7/GAnd when I ask you to ex - plain, you say...
F G Em Am AmYou gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right mea - sure,
^ ^
F G Em Am AmCruel to be kind, it's a very good sign,
^ ^
F G Em Am Am Dm7/GCruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby---------------------!
^ ^ (Babe, gotta be cruel!)
C A7You gotta be cruel to be kind! Oo, oo -oo ! Oo, oo, oo---!
F G Em Am Am||: / / / / | / / / / :|| (Three times)
^ ^
Dm7/G| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/
C EmWell, I do my best to under... stand, dear,
F Dm7/GBut, you still mystify, and I wanna know why,
C Em I pick myself up... off the ground,
F Em Dm FTo have you... knock me back down... again and a - gain,
Em F Dm7/GAnd when I ask you to ex - plain, you say...
F G Em Am AmYou gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right mea - sure,
^ ^
F G Em Am AmCruel to be kind, it's a very good sign,
^ ^
F G Em Am Am Dm7/GCruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby--------------------!
^ ^ (Babe, gotta be cruel!)
F G Em Am Am You gotta be cruel to be kind----, oh, in the right mea - sure,
(Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^
F G Em Am Am F G It's a very, very, very good sign,
(Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^ (Cruel to be kind---!)
Em Am Am Dm7/GIt means that I love you, baby-----------------------------!
^ ^ (Babe, you gotta be cruel---!)
F G Em Am AmYou gotta be cruel to be kind----, oh, in the right mea - sure,
(Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^
F G Em Am Am F G It's a very, very, very good sign,
(Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^ (Cruel to be kind---!)
Em Am Am Dm7/GIt means that I love you, baby-----------------------------!
^ ^ (Babe, you gotta be cruel---!) [Suggestion for coda:]
F Dm7/G CYou gotta be cruel to be kind------------------!
| / / / / | / || ************************************************************************ C = x32010 G/B = x20003 F/A = x02210 G = 355433 Em = 022000 Dm = xx0231 F = 133211 Dm7/G = 300211 Am/G = 302210 Am = x02210 A7 = x02020
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