Capo at 5th, transpose +5,(or leave like this to sing with baritones!) Ask if you want chord fingering help. Intro: G-Bm/F#-C/E-D (2x)

Oh, ^GI can't stand another h^Bmeart-ache though you s^Cay you're my friend, I^D'm at my wits end ^GYou say your love is ^Bmbona fide, but that don't c^Coi

nc^Bmide

^Am With the things that you ^Cdo, when I ^Bmask you, to be n^Cice - you ^Dsay

You gotta be c^Cruel to be k^Dind ^Bmin the right m^Emeasure, cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd, it's a v^Bmery good s^Emign C D Bm Em D G-Bm/F#-C/E-D Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be kind

Well I ^Gdo my best to underst^Bmand dear but you st^Cill mystify, and^D I wanna know why ^GI pick myself up, ^Bmoff the ground, to have you kn^Cock

me b^Bmack d

own^Am again and ag^Cain, when I ^Bmask you to expl^Cain - you s^Day

You gotta be cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd ^Bmin the right m^Emeasure, cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd, it's a v^Bmery good s^Emign C^Cruel to be k^Dind, m^Bmeans that I l^Emove you, ba^D-by, you gotta be cruel to be kind

G-E C-D-Bm-Em x3 D ooooh

Well I d^Go my best to underst^Bmand dear, but you st^Cill mystify, and ^DI wanna know why ^GI pick myself up, ^Bmoff the ground, to have you kn^Cock

me b^Bmack d

own^Am again and ag^Cain, when I ^Bmask you to expl^Cain - you s^Day

You gotta be cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd ^Bmin the right m^Emeasure, cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd, it's a v^Bmery good s^Emign C^Cruel to be k^Dind, m^Bmeans that I l^Emove you ba^D-by, you gotta be cruel to be You gotta be cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd ^Bmin the right m^Emeasure, cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd, it's a v^Bmery good s^Emign C^Cruel to be k^Dind, m^Bmeans that I l^Emove you, ba^D-by, you gotta be cruel to be You gotta be cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd ^Bmin the right m^Emeasure, cr^Cuel to be ki^Dnd, it's a v^Bmery good s^Emign C^Cruel to be k^Dind, m^Bmeans that I l^Emove you, ba^D-by, you gotta be cruel to be

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Nick Lowe - Cruel to be kind