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Cruel To Be Kind
Single released by Nick Lowe in 1979. Reached number 12 in UK
Bass performance Nick Lowe with Dave Edmunds on Lead Guitar.
Tab by bass50611. Easy and straight forward. Play Crochets
Throughout the song. Comments bass254@btinternet.com
Intro:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2---3-3-2-2---0-0-0-0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-----------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5---1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5---1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5-|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Instrumental Bit 1:
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--------------------5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
Repeat Verse:
Chorus 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5---1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5---1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Instrumental Bit 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5---1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5---1-1---3-3---0-0---5-5-|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Repeat Verse:
Repeat Chorus 1 To Fade/End
Suggested Ending For Live Performance:
Play Chorus 2 x3 And End With This:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--------------------3-|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3----|