{"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":2637471,"song":"Cruel To Be Kind","artist":"The Moon Loungers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2637471-cruel-to-be-kind-chords-by-the-moon-loungers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2637471?type=chord","rating":0.19296,"votes":0,"content":"Cruel to be Kind by Nick Lowe - acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               X-3-2-0-1-0\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]             X-2-0-0-3-0\r\n[ch]F/A[/ch]             X-0-3-2-1-1\r\nG               3-2-0-0-3-3\r\nG7              3-2-0-0-0-1\r\nEm              0-2-2-0-0-0\r\nG7sus4          3-2-0-0-1-1[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              X-X-0-2-3-1\r\nF               1-3-3-2-1-1[/tab]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]              X-0-2-2-1-0\r\n[ch]A[/ch]               X-0-2-2-2-0\r\n[ch]A7[/ch]              X-0-2-0-2-0\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\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]G7sus4[/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]\r\n  You say your love is   ...bona fide[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut that don't  ...coincide   with the things that you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd when I ask you to be nice, you say...[/tab]\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]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nyou gotta be cruel to be kind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell I do my best to under... stand, dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nBut you still mystify, and I wanna know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n    I 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]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd when I ask you to explain, you say[/tab]\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]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nyou gotta be cruel to be kind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nOoooooooooooooh[/tab]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  x3\r\n[ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, I do my best to understand, dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nBut you still mystify, and I wanna know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n    I 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]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd when I ask you to ex - plain, you say...[/tab]\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]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou gotta be cruel to be kind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn 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]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nBaby, you gotta be cruel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou gotta be cruel to be kind[/tab]","plain_text":"Cruel to be Kind by Nick Lowe - 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