Intro:
C G/B F/A G
C G/B F/A G G7
Verse: 1
C Em
Oh, I can't take another ...heartache
F G7sus4
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end
C Em
You say your love is ...bona fide
F Em Dm F
But that don't ...coincide with the things that you do
Em F G7sus4
And when I ask you to be nice, you say...
F G Em Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
G7sus4
Baby, you gotta be cruel
G7 C G/B F/A G7sus4
you gotta be cruel to be kind 
Verse: 2
C Em
Well I do my best to under... stand, dear
F G7sus4
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why
C Em
I pick myself up ...off the ground
F Em Dm F
To have you knock me back down, again and again
Em F G7sus4
And when I ask you to explain, you say
F G Em Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
G7sus4
Baby, you gotta be cruel
G7 C
you gotta be cruel to be kind
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A A7
Ooooooooooooooh
F G Em Am (x3)
G7sus4
Verse: 3
C Em
Well, I do my best to understand, dear
F G7sus4
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why
C Em
I pick myself up ...off the ground,
F Em Dm F
To have you ...knock me back down ...again and again
Em F G7sus4
And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say...
F G Em Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
G7sus4
Baby, you gotta be cruel
G7 F G
You gotta be cruel to be kind
Em Am
In the right measure
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
F G Em Am
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
G7sus4
Baby, you gotta be cruel
G7 C
You gotta be cruel to be kind
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