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
