Cruel To Be Kind Chords by Letters To Cleo

Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Abm

Dbm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cruel to be Kind Letters to Cleo Lyrics chords
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[B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
Oh, [E] I can't take [Abm] another [A] heartache.
Oh, you say you're my friend.
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love is gone by, but [A] that's no [Abm] coincidence.
[Gbm] What are 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 [Abm] kind, that'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.
You gotta be cool.
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
Well, [E] I do my best to [Abm] understand, dear, [A] but you're still mystified.
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.
[Abm] I ask you [A] to explain.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be [Abm] kind in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cool to be [E] kind, that's a very [Dbm] good [A] sign.
[B] Cool to be [Ab] kind means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, baby.
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be cool to [E] be kind.
Ooh.
[Db]
[A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [A] [B]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] Well, I do my best to [Abm] understand, [A] dear, but you're still mystified.
[B] And I don't 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.
I [Ab] ask you to [A] explain.
[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] that's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] Cool [B] to be kind [Abm] means that [Db] I love [B] you, baby.
You gotta be cool to [A] be [B]
kind [Abm] [Dbm] in the right [A] measure.
Cool to [B] be kind, that's [Abm] a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good sign.
Cool to [B] be kind [Ab] means [Dbm] that I love you, [B] baby.
You gotta be cool to [E] be kind.
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
Abm
123111114
Dbm
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Abm
123111114
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To learn Letters To Cleo - Cruel To Be Kind chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dbm, A, B, Abm, A, B and E. Set your pace at 67 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 136. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [E] I can't take [Abm] another _ [A] heartache.
Oh, you say you're my friend.
[B] I'm at my wit's [E] end.
You say your [Ab] love is gone by, but [A] that's no [Abm] coincidence.
_ [Gbm] _ What are 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 [Abm] kind, that'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.
You gotta be cool.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Well, [E] I do my best to [Abm] _ understand, dear, [A] but you're still mystified.
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.
_ [Abm] I ask you [A] to explain.
[B] You say you gotta [A] be cool [B] to be [Abm] kind in [Dbm] the right [A] measure.
Cool to be [E] kind, that's a very [Dbm] good [A] sign.
[B] Cool to be [Ab] kind means [Dbm] that I [B] love you, _ baby. _ _ _
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be cool to [E] be kind.
_ _ _ Ooh.
[Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well, I do my best to _ [Abm] understand, [A] dear, but you're still mystified.
[B] And I don't 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.
I [Ab] ask you to [A] explain.
_ [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] that's a very [Dbm] good sign.
[A] Cool [B] to be kind [Abm] means that [Db] I love [B] you, baby. _ _ _ _
You gotta be cool to [A] be _ [B]
kind [Abm] [Dbm] in the right [A] measure.
Cool to [B] be kind, that's [Abm] a [Dbm] very, very, very [A] good sign.
Cool to [B] be kind [Ab] means [Dbm] that I love you, [B] _ baby.
_ _ _ _ You gotta be cool to [E] be kind. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm.

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