Cruel To Be Kind Chords by Nick Lowe

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] Oh, I can't take [Em] another _ heartache
[F] So you say, oh my friend, [C] _ I'm a witch then
You say [Em] your love is bona fide
But [F] that don't [Em] coincide
[Dm] _ With the things that [F] you do
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] be nice
[G] You say you gotta [F] be
Cruel [Em] to be kind
In any [F] life measure
Cruel [Em] to be kind
It's a very [A] divine
_ [F] Cruel [Em] to be kind
Means that I love [F] you
But you [G] say
_ _ You gotta be cruel to [C] be kind
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Well, [C] I do my best to [Em] understand you
[F] But you still must abide
[C] I wanna know why
I pick [Em] myself up off the ground
To [F] have you [Em] knock me back [Dm] down _
Again and [F] again
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] explain
You [G] say you gotta [F] be
Cruel [G] to be [Em] kind
In any [A] life [F] measure
Cruel [Em] to be kind
It's a very [A] divine
[G] _ [F] Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] Means that [Am] I love [C] you
But you say
_ [G] _
_ You gotta be cruel to [C] be kind
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Ooh
I _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
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_ _ [C] do my best to [Em] _
understand you
[F] But you still must abide
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ I pick [Em] myself up off the ground
To [F] have you [Em] knock me back [Dm] down _
Again and [F] again
And when [Em] I ask you to [F] explain
_ [G] You say you gotta [F] be
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] In any life [F] measure
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very [A] good sign
[F] That being cruel [Em] to be kind
Means [A] that I love [C] you
_ Baby
_ [G] _
_ You gotta be cruel
[F] Don't be _
[Em] kind
In [A] my [F] pleasure _
[G] _ [Em] That's a [A] very very very [F] good [Em] sign
That means [Am] that I love you
[F] _
_ Baby
_ [G] _ _ You gotta be cruel
[F] Don't be kind
[Em] _ _ In my [Am] pleasure
[F] That's a very very very good sign
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ That [Em] means that I love [C] you
_ _ Baby
_ _ [G] You gotta be cruel
Don't [F] be [G] kind
[Em] In my _ [F] pleasure
_ [G] _ [Em] That's a very very very good sign
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