Cruel to Be Kind

Oh, I can't take another (Em)heartache.

Though you (F)say you're my friend,

and I'm at my wits' (C)end.

You say your love is (Em)bona fide,

but that don't coincide down

(Dm)with the things that you do.

And when I ask you to be nice,

you say, "You gotta be (F)cruel to be (G)kind in the right (Am)measure."

(F)Cruel to be (G)kind;

it's a (Em)very good sign if (F)"cruel to be (G)kind" means that I (Am)love you,

(Dm7)baby. You (G)gotta be cruel to be kind.

(G)Well, I do my best to (Em)understand,

dear, but you (F)still mystify, and I wanna know (C)why.

I pick myself (Em)up off the ground to have you knock me back down

(Dm)with again and again.

And when I ask you to explain,

you say, "You gotta be (F)cruel to be (G)kind in the right (Am)measure."

(F)Cruel to be (G)kind;

it's a (Em)very good sign if (F)"cruel to be (G)kind" means that I (Am)love you,

(Dm7)baby. You (G)gotta be cruel to be (C)kind.

(G)Well, I (C)do

(G)Well, I (C)do my best to (Em)understand,

dear, but you (F)still mystify, and I wanna know (C)why.

I pick myself up (Em)off the ground to have you (F)knock me (Em)back (Dm7)down again and again.

And when I ask you to explain,

you say, "You gotta be (G)cruel to kind in the right (Am)measure."

(F)Cruel to be (G)kind;

it's a (Em)very good sign if (F)"cruel to be (G)kind" means that I (Am)love you,

(Dm7)baby. You (G)gotta be cruel to be kind.

cruel to kind in the right (Am)measure."

(F)Cruel to be (G)kind;

it's a (Em)very good sign if (F)"cruel to be (G)kind" means that I (Am)love you,

(Dm7)baby. You (G)gotta be cruel to be kind.