G   = 355433    Am     = x02210
Em  = 022000    A      = x02220
F   = 133211    A7     = x02020
                Dm7/G  = 300211

^ = Emphasise the down beat

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[Intro]
     C             G/B           F/A             G
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[Verse 1]
  G                  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  ...coin - cide   ...with the things that you do,
           Em            F         G7sus4
And 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  Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign,
                                    ^    ^
F           G     Em           Am        G7sus4
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby------------------------!
                                              (Babe------------------!)
                                                  (You gotta be cruel!)

    G7                   C       G/B          F/A           G
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 a - gain,
           Em              F          G7sus4
And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say...

[Chorus]
             F           G     Em           Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure,
F           G            Em        Am   Am
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign,
                                    ^    ^
F           G     Em           Am        G7sus4
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby-----------------------!
                                             (Babe------------------!)
                                                 (You gotta be cruel!)
    G7                   C
You gotta be cruel to be kind!

[Bridge]
C                A       A7
   Oo, oo -oo !  Oo, oo, oo!

     F     G        Em    Am Am
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :|| [x3]
                          ^  ^
 G7sus4
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/

[Verse 3]
        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 a - gain,
           Em              F          G7sus4
And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say...

[Choruses]
             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        G7sus4
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby-----------------------!
                                             (Babe------------------!)
                                                 (You gotta be cruel!)

    G7                   F          G         Em           Am 
You gotta be cruel to be kind-----------, oh, in the right measure,
                       (Cruel to be kind!)

   F          G          Em          Am   Am   F           G
E|t's| a very, very, very good sign------------,
(Cruel to be kind!)                    ^   ^  (Cruel to be kind---!)

   Em           Am        G7sus4
It means that I love you, baby--------------------------!
                               (Babe--------------------!)
                                     (You gotta be cruel!)

    G7                   F          G        Em           Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind----------, oh, in the right measure,
                       (Cruel to be kind!)

   F           G              Em          Am   Am    F          G
                  Yes, it's a very, very, very good sign------------,
(Cruel to be kind!)                         ^   ^  (Cruel to be kind!)

   Em           Am        G7sus4
It means that I love you, baby-------------------------!
                              (Babe--------------------!)
                                    (You gotta be cruel!)

[Suggestion for coda]
    G7                   F    Dm7/G     C
You gotta be cruel to be kind--------------!
                      |  /  /  /  /  |  /  ||