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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Cruel to be kind
Artist: Nick Lowe
Composers: Nick Lowe & Ian Gomm
Album: Labour of lust
Tabbed by DJ ['DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com] 26th Feb 2013
Here's some links to Nick playing live acoustic versions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrr5LmC2p1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoUSohjjvc
Starts at [24:20]
Nick plays G7sus4 with the first shape shown, his thumb appears to be
muting the bottom string. I prefer either of the other 2 voicings
options below, which will give you a bottom G root.
C = 332010 G7sus4 = x55565 or 353533 or 330011
G/B = x20003 G7 = 353433 or 320001
F/A = x03211 Dm = xx0231
G = 355433 Am = x02210
Em = 022000 A = x02220
F = 133211 A7 = x02020
Dm7/G = 300211
^ = Emphasise the down beat
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[Intro]
||: C/ / / / | G/B / / / / | F/A / / / / | G/ / / / :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
| G/ / / / | Oh, CI can't take another Em ...heartache,
Though you Fsay you're my friend, G7sus4I'm at my wits end,
C You say your love is Em ...bona fide,
But that don't F...coin - Emcide Dm ...with the things that you Fdo,
And when I Emask you to be Fnice, you G7sus4say...
[Chorus]
You gotta be Fcruel to be Gkind, Emin the right Ammeasure,
FCruel to be Gkind, it's a Emvery good AmsignAm,
^ ^
F G Em Am G7sus4
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby------------------------!
[Babe------------------!]
[You gotta be cruel!]
You G7gotta be cruel to be Ckind! | G/B/ / / / | F/A/ / / / | /G / / / |
[Verse 2]
Well, I Cdo my best to under -Em ...stand, dear,
But, you Fstill mystify, and G7sus4I wanna know why,
C I pick myself up Em ...off the ground,
To have you F...knock me Emback down Dm ...again and a - Fgain,
And when I Emask you to ex - Fplain, you G7sus4say...
[Chorus]
You gotta be Fcruel to be Gkind, Emin the right Ammeasure,
FCruel to be Gkind, it's a Emvery good Amsign,Am
^ ^
F G Em Am G7sus4
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby-----------------------!
[Babe------------------!]
[You gotta be cruel!]
You G7gotta be cruel to be Ckind!
[Bridge]
C Oo, oo -oo ! AOo, oo, A7oo!
||: F/ / G/ / | Em/ / Am/ Am/ :|| [x3]
^ ^
G7sus4
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/
[Verse 3]
Well, I Cdo my best to under Em- ...stand, dear,
But, you sFtill mystify, and G7sus4I wanna know why,
C I pick myself up Em...off the ground,
To have you F...knock me Emback down Dm ...again and a - Fgain,
And when I Emask you to ex - Fplain, you G7sus4say...
[Choruses]
You gotta be Fcruel to be Gkind, Emin the right Ammeasure,
FCruel to be Gkind, it's a Emvery good Amsign,
F G Em Am G7sus4
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby-----------------------!
[Babe------------------!]
[You gotta be cruel!]
G7 F G Em Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind-----------, oh, in the right measure,
[Cruel to be kind!]
F G Em Am Am F G
It's a very, very, very good sign------------,
[Cruel to be kind!] ^ ^ [Cruel to be kind---!]
Em Am G7sus4
It means that I love you, baby--------------------------!
[Babe--------------------!]
[You gotta be cruel!]
G7 F G Em Am
You gotta be cruel to be kind----------, oh, in the right measure,
[Cruel to be kind!]
F G Em Am Am F G
Yes, it's a very, very, very good sign------------,
[Cruel to be kind!] ^ ^ [Cruel to be kind!]
Em Am G7sus4
It means that I love you, baby-------------------------!
[Babe--------------------!]
[You gotta be cruel!]
[Suggestion for coda]
G7 F Dm7/G C
You gotta be cruel to be kind--------------!
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