Intro: 
C   G/B    F/A    G 
C   G/B    F/A    G    G7 

Verse: 1 
    C                    Em 
Oh, I can't take another  ...heartache 
            F                   G7sus4 
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  ...coincide   with the things that you do 
           Em             F        G7sus4 
And when I ask you to be nice, you say... 


[Refrão]
 
              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 
G7sus4 
Baby, you gotta be cruel 
G7                        C   G/B    F/A    G7sus4 
you gotta be cruel to be kind 

Verse: 2 
       C                   Em 
Well I do my best to under... stand, dear 
           F              G7sus4 
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         G7sus4 
And when I ask you to explain, you say 


[Refrão]
 
              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 
G7sus4 
Baby, you gotta be cruel 
G7                        C 
you gotta be cruel to be kind 

Break 
      A    A7 
Ooooooooooooooh 
F     G    Em    Am  (x3) 
G7sus4 

Verse: 3 
        C                  Em 
Well, I do my best to understand, dear 
         F                G7sus4 
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        G7sus4 
And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say... 


[Refrão]

              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 
G7sus4 
Baby, you gotta be cruel 
G7                        F    G 
You gotta be cruel to be kind 
Em             Am 
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 
G7sus4 
Baby, you gotta be cruel 
G7                        C 
You gotta be cruel to be kind