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Be Kind to Me ~ Michael Hurley from "Armchair Boogie" [Verse 1]

^GTold you once and I told you twice: Why be mean when you can be nice? Come ^Con, be kind to ^Gme! Can’t you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmiser^Gy?

[Verse 2]

^GI hardly feel like a mustard seed ‘cause your love is what I need Come ^Con, be kind to ^Gme! Can’t you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmiser^Gy?

[Verse 3]

^GI’m the ace of hearts and she’s my queen, the best old girl you ever seen Come ^Con, be kind to ^Gme! Can’t you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmiser^Gy?

[Verse 4]

^GI told you, child, when you were sixteen, I wanted you, girl, to be my queen Come ^Con, be kind to ^Gme! Can’t you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmiser^Gy?

[Verse 5]

^GA bull frog sitting on a lily pond And I was holding her in my arms Come ^Con, be kind to ^Gme! Can’t you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmiser^Gy?

[Verse 6]

^GI call you on the telephone Tell me why you’re never home Come ^Con, be kind to ^Gme! Can’t you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmiser^Gy?

The same chord progression repeats twice for the 'mouth trumpet' solo. During the second progression the vocals return and the song ends like this:

^C Be kind to ^Gme! Can't you ^Dsee I’m in ^Cmi-i---ser-er-er---ree-eeeeee-eeee?

end on G

Michael Hurley - Be kind to me