Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind Chords

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Capo at 5th, transpose +5,(or leave like this to sing with baritones!)
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Intro: G-Bm/F#-C/E-D (2x)

    G                      Bm                    C                     D
Oh, I can't stand another heart-ache though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end
G                    Bm                         C - Bm - Am
You say your love is bona fide, but that don't coincide
                         C          Bm              C         D
With the things that you do, when I ask you, to be nice - you say

              C           D   Bm            Em        C           D           Bm        Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 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

       G                    Bm                  C               D
Well I do my best to understand dear  but you still mystify, and I wanna know why
G                 Bm                            C   -   Bm   -  Am
I pick myself up, off the ground, to have you knock me back down
            C           Bm             C          D
again and again, when I ask you to explain - you say

               C           D  Bm            Em        C           D           Bm        Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 C           D     Bm           Em         D                                   
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be kind

  G-E    C-D-Bm-Em x3   D
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        G                   Bm                  C                D
Well I do my best to understand dear, but you still mystify, and I wanna know why
G                 Bm                            C   -   Bm   -  Am
I pick myself up, off the ground, to have you knock me back down
            C           Bm             C          D
again and again, when I ask you to explain - you say

               C           D  Bm            Em        C           D           Bm        Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 C           D     Bm           Em         D                                   
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you  ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be
               C           D  Bm            Em        C           D           Bm        Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 C           D     Bm           Em         D                                   
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be
               C           D  Bm            Em        C           D           Bm        Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 C           D     Bm           Em         D                                   
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be

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