[Intro]
C Em F G (2x)
[Verse 1]
C Em
Oh I can't stand another heart-ache
F Dm7 G
Though you say you're my friend I'm at my wits end
C Em F Em
You say your love is bona fide but that don't coincide
Dm F Em F G
With the things that you do when I ask you to be nice - you say
[Chorus]
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
G C Em F G
Ba-by you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 2]
C Em
Well I do my best to understand you it
F Dm7 G
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 G
When I ask you to explain - you say
[Chorus]
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
G C Em
Ba-by you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Instrumental]
F G Em Am x3
G G G
[Verse 3]
C Em
Well I do my best to understand you it
F Dm7 G
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 G
When I ask you to explain - you say
[Chorus]
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
G
Ba-by you gotta be you gotta be
Rpt Chorus to fade