Chords for Nick Lowe - "Cruel To Be Kind" (Official Audio)

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_ _ _ Oh, [C] I can't take [Em] another _ heartache, [F] for you say, oh my friend, _ [C] I'm a poor wretched man.
You say your [Em] love is _ mortified, 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 the [A] right [F] measure, cruel [Em] to be kind, it's a very [A] good sign, [F] that cruel [G] to be kind, [E] means
that [A] I love [F] you, _ baby.
[G] _ _ _ You gotta be cruel to [C] be kind.
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Well, [C] I do my [Em] best to _ understand, dear, [F] but you still mystify.
_ [C] I wanna know why, I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I wanna have [F] you knock [Em] me back [Dm] down, _ again and [F] again.
And when I [Em] ask you to [F] explain, _ you [G] say, you gotta [F] be cruel to [G] be kind.
[Em] In the [A] right measure, [F] cruel [Em] to be kind, it's a very good sign, [F] that cruel to [G] be [Em] kind, means
that [A] I love [C] you, baby.
_ You gotta _
[G] _ _ be cruel to [C] be kind. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Oooh.
Well, [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
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_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
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[C] I do my best to [Em] _ understand, dear, [F] but you still mystify.
I [G] wanna know [C] why, I pick [Em] myself up off the ground.
I [F] wanna have you knock [Em] 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 kind.
[E] In the [A] right measure
[F] Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very [A] good [Em] sign
[F] Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] Means that [A] I love [C] you Baby
_ You gotta be [G] cruel
You gotta be cruel
[F] Don't be _ [G]
kind
[Em] In the right [F] measure
Cruel [G] to be kind
[Em] It's a very, [A] very, very [F] good [G] sign
[Em] It means [A] that I love you
[F] _ Baby
_ _ _ [G] You gotta be cruel
[F] Don't be kind
[Em] _ _ In the right [A] measure
[F] [G] Cruel to be kind
[Em] It's a very, [A] very, very [F] good [G] sign
It [Em] means that [A] I love you [C] _ Baby _ _ _
_ [G] You gotta be cruel
Don't be [F] kind
[G] _ [Em] In the [F] right measure
Cruel to [G] be kind
[Em] It's a very, [A] very, very [F] good sign
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