Intro:  

C5 E5 F5 G5  

C5 E5 F5 G5 G5  


Verse 1:  
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Oh, I can't take another heartache
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Though you say oh my friend, I'm at my wit's end 
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You say your love is bonafide,
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But that don't coincide 
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With the things that you do and when I ask you to be nice
    G5  
You say you've got to be...
F5           G5    E5           A5  
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
F5           G5           E5        A5  
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
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Cruel to be kind means that I love you
G5                         
Baby, got to be cruel, got to be cruel to be kind   

Repeat Intro  

Verse 2:  
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Well I do my best to understand dear
        F5                 G5  
But you still mystify and I want to know why
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I pick myself upoff the ground
            F5        A5        D5  
To have you knock me back down 
          F5                E5           F5  
Again and again and when I ask you to explain  
    G5
You say, you've got to be...  

Chorus  

COoh ooh ooh, Aooh.. ooh... ooh...  

Solo over Chorus  

Verse 2  

Chorus and fade