Cruel to Be Kind — Letters to Cleo
Chords and lyrics for Cruel to Be Kind by Letters to Cleo (key of C).
Intro
[C] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [Em] [F] [G] [G]
Verse 1
[C]Oh, I can't take another[Em] heartache.
Though you [F]say you're my friend,[G] I'm at my wits end.
[C] You say your love is [Em]bona fide, but that
[F]don't [Em]coincide [Dm] With the things that you [F]do,
when I [Em]ask you, to be [F]nice - you [G]say
Chorus
You gotta be [F]cruel to be [G]kind - [Em]in the right [Am]measure
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind - it's a [Em]very good [Am]sign
[F]Cruel to [G]be kind - [Em]means that I [Am]love you - [G]Baby!
[G]You gotta be [G]cruel to be [C]kind
[C] [Em] [F] [G]
Verse 2
[C]Well, I did my best, to[Em] understand you
[F]But you still mystify, I[G] wanna know why
[C]I pick myself up[Em] off the ground, to have you [F]knock me [Em]back [Dm]down
Again and [F]again, when I [Em]ask you to [F]explain - you [G]say
Chorus
You gotta be [F]cruel to be [G]kind - [Em]in the right [Am]measure
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind - it's a [Em]very good [Am]sign
[F]Cruel to [G]be kind - [Em]means that I [Am]love you - [G]Baby!
[G]You gotta be [G]cruel to be [C]kind
Ooooh ......
[C] [A]
Instrumental
[F] [G] [Em] [Am]
[F] [G] [Em] [Am]
[F] [G] [Em] [Am] [G]
[Verse 3] (single strums)
[C]Well, I did my best, to[Em] understand you
[F]But you still mystify, I[G] wanna know why
[C]I pick myself up [Em]off the ground, to have you
(rhythm kicks in here)
[F]knock me [Em]back [Dm]down
again and [F]again, when I [Em]ask you to [F]explain - you [G]say
Chorus
You gotta be [F]cruel to be [G]kind - [Em]in the right [Am]measure
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind - it's a [Em]very good [Am]sign
[F]Cruel to [G]be kind - [Em]means that I [Am]love you - [G]Baby!
[G]You gotta be [G]cruel to be
[F]Kind [G] [Em] in the right[Am] measure
[F]Cruel to be [G]kind - it's a [Em]very very [Am]very good
[F]Sign [G] [Em]means that I [Am]love you - [G]Baby!
[G]You gotta be [G]cruel to be [C]kind
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