Cruel to Be Kind Chords by Letters To Cleo
Tempo:
135.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
Abm
Dbm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B] [A]
[B] [E]
[B] [A]
[B]
[E] Oh, I can't take [Abm] another [A] heartache
Though you say you're my friend
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end
You say your [Ab] love is not bad
But [A] that don't [Abm]
[Gbm] coincide
With the things that [A] you do
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] be nice
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I love [B] you, baby
You gotta be cool to [E] be kind
[B]
[A] [B] Well, [E] I did my best to [Abm] understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] Wanna know [E] why I pick [Ab] myself up off the ground
[A] To have you [Ab] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool to [B] be kind
[Ab] In [Dbm] the right [A] measure, cool to [B] be kind
It's [Ab] a very [Dbm] good [A] sign, cool [B] to be [Ab] kind
Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, baby
You gotta be cool [E] to be kind
Ooh
[Db]
[A] Ooh
[B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B]
[E] [B] [E] Well, I did my best to [Abm] understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] And I wanna know [E] why I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground
To [A] have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When I [Ab] ask you to [A] explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] It's a very [Db] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means that [Dbm] I love [B] you, baby
You gotta be cool to [A] be [B] kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure
[B] Well, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good [B] sign
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, baby
You gotta be cool [E] to be kind
[B] [E]
[B] [A]
[B]
[E] Oh, I can't take [Abm] another [A] heartache
Though you say you're my friend
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end
You say your [Ab] love is not bad
But [A] that don't [Abm]
[Gbm] coincide
With the things that [A] you do
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] be nice
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I love [B] you, baby
You gotta be cool to [E] be kind
[B]
[A] [B] Well, [E] I did my best to [Abm] understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] Wanna know [E] why I pick [Ab] myself up off the ground
[A] To have you [Ab] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool to [B] be kind
[Ab] In [Dbm] the right [A] measure, cool to [B] be kind
It's [Ab] a very [Dbm] good [A] sign, cool [B] to be [Ab] kind
Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, baby
You gotta be cool [E] to be kind
Ooh
[Db]
[A] Ooh
[B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B]
[E] [B] [E] Well, I did my best to [Abm] understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] And I wanna know [E] why I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground
To [A] have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When I [Ab] ask you to [A] explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] It's a very [Db] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means that [Dbm] I love [B] you, baby
You gotta be cool to [A] be [B] kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure
[B] Well, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good [B] sign
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, baby
You gotta be cool [E] to be kind
Key:
B
A
Abm
Dbm
Ab
B
A
Abm
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Oh, I can't take [Abm] another _ [A] heartache
Though you say you're my friend _
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end
You say your [Ab] love is not bad
But [A] that don't [Abm] _
[Gbm] coincide
With the things that [A] you do
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] be nice
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I love [B] you, _ _ baby
_ _ You gotta be cool to [E] be kind
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Well, [E] I did my best to [Abm] _ understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] Wanna _ know [E] why I pick [Ab] myself up off the ground
[A] To have you [Ab] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] _ explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool to [B] be kind
[Ab] In [Dbm] the right [A] measure, cool to [B] be kind
It's [Ab] a very [Dbm] good [A] sign, cool [B] to be [Ab] kind
Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, _ baby _ _ _
You gotta be cool [E] to be kind _
_ _ Ooh
[Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Ooh
_ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I did my best to _ [Abm] understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] And I wanna know [E] why I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground
To [A] have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When I [Ab] ask you to [A] _ explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] It's a very [Db] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means that [Dbm] I love [B] you, baby _ _ _ _
You gotta be cool to [A] be _ [B] kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure
_ [B] Well, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good [B] sign
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, _ _ baby
_ You gotta be cool [E] to be kind _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Oh, I can't take [Abm] another _ [A] heartache
Though you say you're my friend _
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end
You say your [Ab] love is not bad
But [A] that don't [Abm] _
[Gbm] coincide
With the things that [A] you do
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] be nice
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] It's a very [Dbm] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I love [B] you, _ _ baby
_ _ You gotta be cool to [E] be kind
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Well, [E] I did my best to [Abm] _ understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] Wanna _ know [E] why I pick [Ab] myself up off the ground
[A] To have you [Ab] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When [Abm] I ask you to [A] _ explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool to [B] be kind
[Ab] In [Dbm] the right [A] measure, cool to [B] be kind
It's [Ab] a very [Dbm] good [A] sign, cool [B] to be [Ab] kind
Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, _ baby _ _ _
You gotta be cool [E] to be kind _
_ _ Ooh
[Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Ooh
_ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I did my best to _ [Abm] understand, dear
[A] But you still mystified
[B] And I wanna know [E] why I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground
To [A] have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down
Again [A] and again
When I [Ab] ask you to [A] _ explain
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure, cool [B] to be kind
[Abm] It's a very [Db] good sign, [A] cool [B] to be kind
[Ab] Means that [Dbm] I love [B] you, baby _ _ _ _
You gotta be cool to [A] be _ [B] kind
[Abm] In the [Dbm] right [A] measure
_ [B] Well, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good [B] sign
[Ab] Means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, _ _ baby
_ You gotta be cool [E] to be kind _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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