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Cruel To Be Kind Chords

Music by: Letters To Cleo · 1979
Genre Pop Tone E major BPM 134 Views 513
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[Intro 1]
[C][G][F][G]
[C][G][F][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Oh I [Em]can't take another heartache
Though you [F]say your my friend,
[G]I'm at my wits end
[C]You say your love is [Em]bonified,
but that [F]don´t coin[C]side[Dm]
With the things that you [F]do
When I [Em]ask you to be n[F]ice, you s[G]ay

[Chorus 1]
You gotta be
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind, [Em]in the right m[Am]easure
[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 [G]baby

[Interlude 1]
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[C][G][F][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Well I do my best to [Em]understand dear
But you [F]still mystify
and [G]I want to know why
[C]I p[Em]ick myself up off the ground,
[F]to have you knock me [C]back [Dm]down
Again and a[F]gain
When I [Em]ask you to ex[F]plain, you s[G]ay

[Chorus 2]
You gotta be
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind, [Em]in the right m[Am]easure
[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 [G]baby
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[C][A]

[Solo 1]
[F][G][Em][Am]
[F][G][Em][Am]
[F][G][Em][Am]
[G]

[Verse 3]
[C]Well I do my best to [Em]understand dear
But you [F]still mystify
and [G]I want to know why
[C]I p[Em]ick myself up off the ground,
[F]to have you knock me [C]back [Dm]down
Again and a[F]gain
When I [Em]ask you to ex[F]plain, you s[G]ay

[Chorus 3]
You gotta be
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind, [Em]in the right m[Am]easure
[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 [G]baby
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind, [Em]in the right m[Am]easure
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind, it´s a [Em]very, very, [Am]very good...
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind, [Em]means that I [Am]love you [G]baby
You gotta be cruel to be [C]kind
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