C   Em   F   G
C   Em   F   G   G

[Verse 1]
C                            Em
Oh, I can't stand another heartache.
           F                    G
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end.
C                       Em
  You say your love is  bona fide, but that
F         Em   Dm                           F
don't coincide     With the things that you do,
       Em             F            G
when I ask you, to be nice - you say

[Chorus]
              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         G
Cruel to be kind - means that I love you - Baby!
G            G           C
You gotta be cruel to be kind

[Verse 2]
C                      Em
Well, I did my best, to understand you
F                       G
But you still mystify, I wanna know why
C               Em                           F        Em   Dm
I pick myself up off the ground, to have you knock me back down
           F            Em            F          G
Again and again, when I ask you to explain - you say

[Chorus]
             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        G
Cruel to be kind - means that I love you - Baby!
G            G           C
You gotta be cruel to be kind

Ooooh ......
C      A

[Instrumental]
F  G   Em  Am
F  G   Em   Am
F  G   Em   Am   G .....

[Verse 3] (single strums)
C                      Em
Well, I did my best, to understand you
F                       G
But you still mystify, I wanna know why
C                  Em
I pick myself up off the ground, to have you
(rhythm kicks in here)
F        Em   Dm
knock me back down
          F             Em            F           G
again and again, when I ask you to explain - you say

[Chorus]
              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        G
Cruel to be kind - means that I love you - Baby!
G            G
You gotta be cruel to be

F    G Em           Am
Kind    in the right measure
F             G           Em        Am
Cruel to be kind - it's a very very very good
F    G Em            Am        G
Sign   means that I love you - Baby!
G            G           C
You gotta be cruel to be kind