capo 4


Intro:
C Em F G
C Em F G G


Verse:
   C                        Em 
  Oh, I can't stand another heart-ache  Though you 
   F                    G                    C
  say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end   You say your love is 

  Em                  F  Em  Am                                  F 
  bona fide, but that don't coincide   With the things that you do,        

        Em             F          G 
 when I ask you, to be nice - you say


Chorus:
F G Em Am x3
G G G

You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind it's a very a good sign 
Cruel to be kind means that I love you 
Baby...you gotta be cruel to be kind


Interlude:
C Em F G


Verse:
   C                        Em 
  Well I do my best to understand you, but you
   F                 G                 C
  still mystify and I want to know why  I pick myself up  

  Em                        F  Em  Am                      F 
  off the ground to have you knock me back down again and again, and
        
        Em             F          G 
 when I ask you, to explain - you say


Chorus:
F G Em Am x3
G G G

You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind it's a very a good sign 
Cruel to be kind means that I love you 
Baby...you gotta be cruel to be kind


Bridge:
C C A A
F G Em Am x3
G G G


Verse:
   C                        Em 
  Well I do my best to understand you, but you
   F                 G                 C
  still mystify and I want to know why  I pick myself up  

  Em                        F  Em  Am                      F 
  off the ground to have you knock me back down again and again, and
        
        Em             F          G 
 when I ask you, to explain - you say


Chorus (repeat twice):
F G Em Am x3
G G G

You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind it's a very a good sign 
Cruel to be kind means that I love you 
Baby...you gotta be cruel to be kind

(song ends on C)