Be Kind to Me — Michael Hurley
Chords and lyrics for Be Kind to Me by Michael Hurley (key of C).
Verse 1
Be Kind to Me ~ Michael Hurley
from "Armchair Boogie"
Verse 1
[G]Told you once and I told you twice:
Why be mean when you can be nice?
Come [C]on, be kind to [G]me!
Can’t you [D]see I’m in [C][G]misery?
Verse 2
[G]I hardly feel like a mustard seed
‘cause your love is what I need
Come [C]on, be kind to [G]me!
Can’t you [D]see I’m in [C][G]misery?
Verse 3
[G]I’m the ace of hearts and she’s my queen,
the best old girl you ever seen
Come [C]on, be kind to [G]me!
Can’t you [D]see I’m in [C][G]misery?
Verse 4
[G]I told you, child, when you were sixteen,
I wanted you, girl, to be my queen
Come [C]on, be kind to [G]me!
Can’t you [D]see I’m in [C][G]misery?
Verse 5
[G]A bull frog sitting on a lily pond
And I was holding her in my arms
Come [C]on, be kind to [G]me!
Can’t you [D]see I’m in [C][G]misery?
Verse 6
[G]I call you on the telephone
Tell me why you’re never home
Come [C]on, be kind to [G]me!
Can’t you [D]see I’m in [C][G]misery?
The same chord progression repeats twice for the 'mouth trumpet'
solo. During the second progression the vocals return and the
song ends like this:
[C] Be kind to [G]me!
Can't you [D]see I’m in [C]mi-i---ser-er-er---ree-eeeeee-eeee?
end on G
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