Chords for Cruel to Be Kind
Tempo:
147 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm]
[B] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Fm] [Gb] [Ab] Oh, [Db] I can't take [Fm] another heartache, [Gb] oh you say you're my friend, [Db] but I'm at my wit's end.
You say your [Fm] love is bona fide, but [Gb] that don't [Fm] [Ebm] coincide with the things that [Gb] you do.
And when [Fm] I ask you to [Ebm] be nice, you say [Ab] you've gotta be cool to be kind in the [Bbm] right [Gb] measure.
Cool [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Bbm] good sign.
[Gb] Cool [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I love you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
[Fm] Whoa!
[B] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Fm] [Gb] [Ab]
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Db] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you to explain, [Gb] [Eb] you say you've gotta be cruel [Ab] to be kind in the [Fm] right [Db] measure.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Db] good sign.
[Gb] Cruel [Ab] to be kind means that [Fm] I love [Bbm] you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
And you know what, baby?
[Bb] Right, you're too cruel.
[Gb] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] [Bbm] understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Fm] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you [Ebm] to [Gb] invite, [F] but you say [Ab] you've gotta [Gb] be cruel [Ab] to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
Cruel [Db] to be kind, it's a very good [Bbm] sign.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I [Ebm] love you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be kind.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind, it's a very [Bbm]
[Gb] good [Ab] sign.
Cruel to be kind means that I [Eb] love you, [Gb] baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be [Ab] kind.
[Bbm] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[B] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Fm] [Gb] [Ab] Oh, [Db] I can't take [Fm] another heartache, [Gb] oh you say you're my friend, [Db] but I'm at my wit's end.
You say your [Fm] love is bona fide, but [Gb] that don't [Fm] [Ebm] coincide with the things that [Gb] you do.
And when [Fm] I ask you to [Ebm] be nice, you say [Ab] you've gotta be cool to be kind in the [Bbm] right [Gb] measure.
Cool [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Bbm] good sign.
[Gb] Cool [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I love you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
[Fm] Whoa!
[B] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Fm] [Gb] [Ab]
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Db] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you to explain, [Gb] [Eb] you say you've gotta be cruel [Ab] to be kind in the [Fm] right [Db] measure.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Db] good sign.
[Gb] Cruel [Ab] to be kind means that [Fm] I love [Bbm] you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
And you know what, baby?
[Bb] Right, you're too cruel.
[Gb] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] [Bbm] understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Fm] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you [Ebm] to [Gb] invite, [F] but you say [Ab] you've gotta [Gb] be cruel [Ab] to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
Cruel [Db] to be kind, it's a very good [Bbm] sign.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I [Ebm] love you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be kind.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind, it's a very [Bbm]
[Gb] good [Ab] sign.
Cruel to be kind means that I [Eb] love you, [Gb] baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be [Ab] kind.
[Bbm] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Ab]
Key:
Gb
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
Gb
Ab
Fm
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] Oh, [Db] I can't take [Fm] another _ heartache, [Gb] oh you say you're my friend, [Db] but I'm at my wit's end.
You say your [Fm] love is bona fide, but [Gb] that don't [Fm] _ [Ebm] coincide with the things that [Gb] you do.
And when [Fm] I ask you to [Ebm] be _ nice, you say [Ab] you've gotta be cool to be kind in the [Bbm] right [Gb] measure.
Cool [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Bbm] good sign.
[Gb] Cool [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I love you, _ baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
[Fm] Whoa! _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] _ understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Db] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you to explain, [Gb] _ [Eb] you say you've gotta be cruel [Ab] to be kind in the [Fm] right [Db] measure.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Db] good sign.
[Gb] Cruel [Ab] to be kind means that [Fm] I love [Bbm] you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
_ And you know what, baby? _
[Bb] _ _ Right, you're too cruel. _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] _ [Bbm] understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Fm] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you [Ebm] to [Gb] invite, [F] but you say [Ab] you've gotta [Gb] be cruel [Ab] to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
Cruel [Db] to be kind, it's a very good [Bbm] sign.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I [Ebm] love you, _ baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be kind.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind, it's a very [Bbm] _
[Gb] good [Ab] sign.
Cruel to be kind means that I [Eb] love you, _ [Gb] baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be [Ab] kind.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] Oh, [Db] I can't take [Fm] another _ heartache, [Gb] oh you say you're my friend, [Db] but I'm at my wit's end.
You say your [Fm] love is bona fide, but [Gb] that don't [Fm] _ [Ebm] coincide with the things that [Gb] you do.
And when [Fm] I ask you to [Ebm] be _ nice, you say [Ab] you've gotta be cool to be kind in the [Bbm] right [Gb] measure.
Cool [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Bbm] good sign.
[Gb] Cool [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I love you, _ baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
[Fm] Whoa! _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] _ understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Db] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you to explain, [Gb] _ [Eb] you say you've gotta be cruel [Ab] to be kind in the [Fm] right [Db] measure.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind, it's a very [Db] good sign.
[Gb] Cruel [Ab] to be kind means that [Fm] I love [Bbm] you, baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Db] be kind.
_ And you know what, baby? _
[Bb] _ _ Right, you're too cruel. _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Db] Well, I do my best to [Fm] _ [Bbm] understand, dear, [Gb] but you still must defy.
[Db] And I wanna know why I pick [Fm] myself up off the ground to [Gb] have you [Fm] knock me back [Ebm] down again [Gb] and again.
And when [Fm] I ask you [Ebm] to [Gb] invite, [F] but you say [Ab] you've gotta [Gb] be cruel [Ab] to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
Cruel [Db] to be kind, it's a very good [Bbm] sign.
Cruel [Ab] to be kind means [Bbm] that I [Ebm] love you, _ baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be kind.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind in [Bbm] the right [Gb] measure.
[Ab] Cruel to be kind, it's a very [Bbm] _
[Gb] good [Ab] sign.
Cruel to be kind means that I [Eb] love you, _ [Gb] baby.
[Ab] You've gotta be cruel to [Gb] be [Ab] kind.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _