Cruel to be kind

Nick Lowe

Intro: C-Em-F-G (2x) 
 
C                         Em 
Oh, I can't stand another heart-ache 
           F                     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 
                         F          Em             F          G 
With the things that you do, when I ask you, to be nice - you say 
 
CHORUS 
             F           G                 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 
 
Well I do my best to understand you (it) 
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why 
I pick myself up, off the ground 
To have you knock me back down, again and again 
When I ask you to explain - you say 
 
CHORUS - RIDE  C-A  F-G-Em-Am 
 
Verse 2 - Well I do my best ...