Capo at 5th, transpose +5,(or leave like this to sing with baritones!)
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Intro: G-Bm/F#-C/E-D (2x)
G Bm C D
Oh, I can't stand another heart-ache though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end
G Bm C - Bm - Am
You say your love is bona fide, but that don't coincide
C Bm C D
With the things that you do, when I ask you, to be nice - you say
C D Bm Em C D Bm Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
C D Bm Em D G-Bm/F#-C/E-D
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be kind
G Bm C D
Well I do my best to understand dear but you still mystify, and I wanna know why
G Bm C - Bm - Am
I pick myself up, off the ground, to have you knock me back down
C Bm C D
again and again, when I ask you to explain - you say
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C D Bm Em C D Bm Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
C D Bm Em D
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be kind
G-E C-D-Bm-Em x3 D
ooooh
G Bm C D
Well I do my best to understand dear, but you still mystify, and I wanna know why
G Bm C - Bm - Am
I pick myself up, off the ground, to have you knock me back down
C Bm C D
again and again, when I ask you to explain - you say
C D Bm Em C D Bm Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
C D Bm Em D
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be
C D Bm Em C D Bm Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
C D Bm Em D
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be
C D Bm Em C D Bm Em
You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure, cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
C D Bm Em D
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be
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