{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":74463,"song":"Cruel To Be Kind","artist":"Nick Lowe","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11546335-cruel-to-be-kind-chords-by-nick-lowe/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/74463?type=chord","rating":4.70745,"votes":228,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh, I can't take another heartache[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThough you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou say your love is bona fide, but that don't coincide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith the things that you do, and when I ask you, to be nice - you say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCruel to be kind, it's a very good sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCruel to be kind, means that I love you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel to be kind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, I do my best to understand you (it)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you still mystify, and I wanna know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI pick myself up, off the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo have you knock me back down, again and again[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when I ask you to explain - you say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCruel to be kind, it's a very good sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCruel to be kind, means that I love you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel to be kind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nOo, oo, oo!  Oo, oo, oo![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  x3\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, I do my best to understand you (it)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Dm7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you still mystify, and I wanna know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI pick myself up, off the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo have you knock me back down, again and again[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when I ask you to explain - you say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCruel to be kind, it's a very good sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCruel to be kind, means that I love you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch]\r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel, you gotta be cruel to be kind ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Repeat Chorus to fade)","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC  Em  F  G  (x2)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  G  Em  Am  x3\nG     G     G\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Chorus to fade)","chords":["C","Em","F","G","Dm7","Dm","Am","Fmaj7/G","A","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}