Cruel to Be Kind piano leadsheet with chords
Oh, I can't take another heartache.
Though you say you're my friend,
and I'm at my wits' end.
You say your love is bona fide,
but that don't coincide down
with the things that you do.
And when I ask you to be nice,
you say, "You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure."
Cruel to be kind;
it's a very good sign if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,
baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.
Well, I do my best to understand,
dear, but you still mystify, and I wanna know why.
I pick myself up off the ground to have you knock me back down
with again and again.
And when I ask you to explain,
you say, "You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure."
Cruel to be kind;
it's a very good sign if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,
baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.
Well, I do
Well, I do my best to understand,
dear, 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.
And when I ask you to explain,
you say, "You gotta be cruel to kind in the right measure."
Cruel to be kind;
it's a very good sign if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,
baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.
cruel to kind in the right measure."
Cruel to be kind;
it's a very good sign if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,
baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.
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Song info
Cruel to Be Kind by Nick Lowe is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of C at 132 BPM. A leadsheet puts the words, the melody and the chord names together, so you can play the tune with your right hand and the chords with your left.
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 132 BPM
- Chords
- A A7 Am C Dm Dm7 Em F
- Artist
- Nick Lowe
- Genre
- Pop
- Style
- Pop rock
- Mood
- Dramatic