Cruel to Be Kind Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][F]
[G][C][G][F]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Oh I [C]can't
take [Em]another heartache
Though [F]you say you're my friend,
[G]I'm at my [Gsus4]wit's end[C]
You say your love [Em]is bonafide, but
that [F]don't coincide
[Em]With[Dm] the things that you do[F]
And when I [Em]ask you to be n[F]ice,
[G]you say

[Verse 2]
You've 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]bab[Gsus4]y[G]
(You've gotta be cruel)
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[C][G][F]

[Verse 3]
[G]
Well I [C]do my best to un[Em]derstand dear
But [F]you still mystify [G]and I
want [Gsus4]to know w[G]hy[C]
I pick myself [Em]up off the ground
To have [F]you knock me [Em]back down,
[Dm]again and agai[F]n
And when I [Em]ask you to ex[F]plain,
[G]you say

[Verse 4]
You've 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[Gsus4]
[G](You've gotta be cruel)

[Interlude 1]
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[C][Am][A]
[F][G][Em][Am]
[F][G][Em][Am][F][G][Em]
[Am][G][Gsus4][G]

[Verse 5]
Well I [C]do my best to under[Em]stand dear
But [F]you still mystify [G]and I
want to know [C]why
I pick myself [Em]up off the ground
To have [F]you knock me [Em]back down,
[Dm]again and agai[F]n
And when I [Em]ask you to ex[F]plain,
[G]you say

[Verse 6]
You've 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 [Am]good sign
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind,
[Em]means that I [Am]love you [G]baby
(You've gotta be cruel)

[Verse 7]
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[F][G]
(Cruel to be kind), oh [Em]in
the right [Am]measure[F]
(Cruel to [G]be kind), it's a
[Em]very very [Am]very good [F]sign
[G](Cruel to be kind), it mea[Em]ns that I lov[Am]e you,
[G]baby[Gsus4]
[G](You've gotta be cruel)

[Verse 8]
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[F](Cruel to [G]be kind), oh in
[Em]the right [Am]measure[F]
(Cruel to [G]be kind), yes it's
a [Em]very very [Am]very good [F]sign
[G](Cruel to be kind), it mea[Em]ns that I lov[Am]e you,
[G]baby[Gsus4][G]
(You've gotta be cruel)

[Verse 9]
You gotta be cruel to be kind
[F][G]
(Cruel to be kind), oh [Em]in
the right [Am]measure[F]
(Cruel to [G]be kind), yes it's a [Em]very
very very good sign
(Cruel to be kind), it means that I love you