Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind (Guitar)

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[Intro] C Em F G (x2) [Verse 1]
    C                   Em
Oh, I can't take another heartache

           F                     Dm7       G
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end

C                    Em                        F   Em
You say your love is bona fide, but that don't coincide

Dm                       F              Em             F          G
With the things that you do, and when I ask you, to be nice - you say
[Chorus]
             F           G    Em           Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure

F           G            Em        Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign

F           G     Em           Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you

Fmaj7/G                            C  Em  F  G
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 2]
        C                 Em
Well, I do my best to understand you (it)

        F                  Dm7       G
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why

C                 Em
I pick myself up, off the ground

            F        Em       Dm           F
To have you knock me back down, again and again

           Em           F           G
And when I ask you to explain - you say
[Chorus]
             F           G    Em           Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure

F           G            Em        Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign

F           G     Em           Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you

Fmaj7/G                          C  
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind

             A       A7
Oo, oo, oo!  Oo, oo, oo!
[Instrumental] F G Em Am x3 G G G [Verse 3]
        C                 Em
Well, I do my best to understand you (it)

        F                  Dm7       G
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why

C                 Em
I pick myself up, off the ground

            F        Em       Dm           F
To have you knock me back down, again and again

           Em           F           G
And when I ask you to explain - you say
[Chorus]
             F           G    Em           Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure

F           G            Em        Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign

F           G     Em           Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you

Fmaj7/G
Baby, you gotta be cruel, you gotta be cruel to be kind ...
(Repeat Chorus to fade)