Cruel To Be Kind Chords by Letters To Cleo
Tempo:
135.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
Abm
Dbm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B] [A]
[B]
[E] [A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] I can't take [Abm] another heartache.
[A] You say you're my friend, [B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love has gone by, but [A] that don't [Abm] come [Gbm] inside.
For the things [A] that you do, when [Abm] I ask you [A] to be nice.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you baby.
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] Well I did my best to [Abm] understand dear, [A] but you still mess it up.
I [B] don't 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 [A] to explain, [B] you say you gotta [A] be [B] cruel to be [Ab] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very good sign.
[A] [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you baby.
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
[Db] Cruel to be [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B]
[E] [B] kind, [E] means that I love you baby.
Well I did my best to [Abm] understand [A] dear, but you still mess it up.
[B] I don't know [E] why, I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground.
[A] To have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down, again [A] and again.
[Ab] When I ask you to [A] explain, [B] you say you [A] gotta be cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] [A] in the right measure.
Cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] Cruel [B] to be kind, [Ab] [Dbm] means that I love [B] you baby.
You gotta be cruel to [A] be kind.
Cruel to [B] be kind, in [Dbm] the right measure.
[A] Cruel to [B] be kind, it's [Ab] a [Dbm] very good [A] sign.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] means [Dbm] that I love you [B] baby.
You gotta be cruel to [E] be kind.
[B]
[E] [A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] I can't take [Abm] another heartache.
[A] You say you're my friend, [B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love has gone by, but [A] that don't [Abm] come [Gbm] inside.
For the things [A] that you do, when [Abm] I ask you [A] to be nice.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you baby.
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] Well I did my best to [Abm] understand dear, [A] but you still mess it up.
I [B] don't 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 [A] to explain, [B] you say you gotta [A] be [B] cruel to be [Ab] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very good sign.
[A] [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you baby.
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
[Db] Cruel to be [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B]
[E] [B] kind, [E] means that I love you baby.
Well I did my best to [Abm] understand [A] dear, but you still mess it up.
[B] I don't know [E] why, I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground.
[A] To have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down, again [A] and again.
[Ab] When I ask you to [A] explain, [B] you say you [A] gotta be cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] [A] in the right measure.
Cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] Cruel [B] to be kind, [Ab] [Dbm] means that I love [B] you baby.
You gotta be cruel to [A] be kind.
Cruel to [B] be kind, in [Dbm] the right measure.
[A] Cruel to [B] be kind, it's [Ab] a [Dbm] very good [A] sign.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] means [Dbm] that I love you [B] baby.
You gotta be cruel to [E] be kind.
Key:
B
A
Abm
Dbm
E
B
A
Abm
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I can't take [Abm] another _ heartache.
[A] You say you're my friend, [B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love has gone by, but [A] that don't [Abm] come [Gbm] inside.
For the things [A] that you do, when [Abm] I ask you [A] to be _ nice.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] _ [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you _ baby.
_ _ _ _ You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Well I did my best to [Abm] _ understand dear, [A] but you still mess it up.
I [B] don't _ 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 [A] to explain, _ [B] you say you gotta [A] be [B] cruel to be [Ab] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very good sign.
[A] _ [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you _ baby. _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind. _
_ _ _ [Db] Cruel to _ _ _ _ be [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ kind, [E] means that I love you baby.
Well I did my best to _ [Abm] understand [A] dear, but you still mess it up.
_ [B] I don't know [E] why, I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground.
[A] To have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down, again [A] and again.
_ [Ab] When I ask you to [A] _ explain, [B] you say you [A] gotta be cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] [A] in the right measure.
Cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] Cruel [B] to be kind, [Ab] [Dbm] means that I love [B] you baby. _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel to [A] be kind.
Cruel to [B] be kind, in [Dbm] the right measure.
[A] Cruel to [B] be kind, it's [Ab] a [Dbm] very good [A] sign.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] means [Dbm] that I love you [B] _ baby. _
_ _ _ You gotta be cruel to [E] be kind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I can't take [Abm] another _ heartache.
[A] You say you're my friend, [B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love has gone by, but [A] that don't [Abm] come [Gbm] inside.
For the things [A] that you do, when [Abm] I ask you [A] to be _ nice.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be [Abm] kind, it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] _ [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you _ baby.
_ _ _ _ You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Well I did my best to [Abm] _ understand dear, [A] but you still mess it up.
I [B] don't _ 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 [A] to explain, _ [B] you say you gotta [A] be [B] cruel to be [Ab] kind, in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] it's a [Dbm] very good sign.
[A] _ [B] Cruel to be [Ab] kind, means [Dbm] that I [B] love you _ baby. _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel [E] to be kind. _
_ _ _ [Db] Cruel to _ _ _ _ be [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ kind, [E] means that I love you baby.
Well I did my best to _ [Abm] understand [A] dear, but you still mess it up.
_ [B] I don't know [E] why, I pick [Abm] myself up off the ground.
[A] To have you [Abm] knock me back [Gbm] down, again [A] and again.
_ [Ab] When I ask you to [A] _ explain, [B] you say you [A] gotta be cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] [A] in the right measure.
Cruel [B] to be kind, [Abm] it's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] Cruel [B] to be kind, [Ab] [Dbm] means that I love [B] you baby. _ _ _ _
You gotta be cruel to [A] be kind.
Cruel to [B] be kind, in [Dbm] the right measure.
[A] Cruel to [B] be kind, it's [Ab] a [Dbm] very good [A] sign.
Cruel to [B] be kind, [Ab] means [Dbm] that I love you [B] _ baby. _
_ _ _ You gotta be cruel to [E] be kind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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