Song: Cruel to be kind Tabbed by: DJ 26th Feb 2013 Tuning:Standard *********************************************************************** C G/B F/A G ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||(Twice) G C Em | / / / / | Oh, I can't stand another... heartache, F Dm7/G 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 Dm7/G And when I ask you to be nice, you say... F G Em Am Am You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right mea - sure, ^ ^ F G Em Am Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign, ^ ^ FGEAADm7/G Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby---------------------! ^ ^ (Babe, gotta be cruel!) C G/B F/A G You gotta be cruel to be kind! | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | C Em Well, I do my best to under... stand, dear, 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 a - gain, Em F Dm7/G And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say... F G Em Am Am You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right mea - sure, ^ ^ F G Em Am Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign, ^ ^ FGEAADm7/G Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby---------------------! ^ ^ (Babe, gotta be cruel!) C A7 You gotta be cruel to be kind! Oo, oo -oo ! Oo, oo, oo---! F G Em AmAm ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| (Three times) ^ ^ Dm7/G | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ C Em Well, I do my best to under... stand, dear, 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 a - gain, Em F Dm7/G And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say... F G Em Am Am You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right mea - sure, ^ ^ F G Em Am Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign, ^ ^ FGEAADm7/G Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby--------------------! ^ ^ (Babe, gotta be cruel!) F G Em Am Am You gotta be cruel to be kind----, oh, in the right mea - sure, (Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^ FG Em Am Am F G It's a very, very, very good sign, (Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^ (Cruel to be kind---!) EAADm7/G It means that I love you, baby-----------------------------! ^ ^ (Babe, you gotta be cruel---!) F G Em Am Am You gotta be cruel to be kind----, oh, in the right mea - sure, (Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^ FG Em Am Am F G It's a very, very, very good sign, (Cruel to be kind!) ^ ^ (Cruel to be kind---!) EAADm7/G It means that I love you, baby-----------------------------! ^ ^ (Babe, you gotta be cruel---!) (Suggestion for coda:) FDC7/G You gotta be cruel to be kind------------------! | / / / / | / || ************************************************************************ C = x32010 G/B = x20003 F/A = x02210 G = 355433 Em = 022000 Dm = xx0231 F = 133211 Dm7/G = 300211 Am/G = 302210 Am = x02210 A7 = x02020