Song: Cruel to be kind Artist: Nick Lowe Album: Labour of lust Composers: Nick Lowe & Ian Gomm Tabbed by: DJ 26th Feb 2013 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 Here's a link to Nick playing an acoustic version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bovQQMXZwTo Nick plays the G7sus4 with the first shape shown, his thumb muting the bottom string. I prefer either of the other 2 shapes, which will give you a bottom G root and a fuller sound. In the coda Nick ends with an F, G and Cmaj7. The original record went into a fade out, so in the suggested coda tab I show the sequence I personally prefer to play. The Dm7/G sounds more interesting than the G, and Nick's Cmaj7 ending sounds a bit too cheesy for me so I end it with a C major. *********************************************************************** [Intro] C G/B F/A G ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2] [Verse 1] G C Em | / / / / | Oh, I can't take another ...heartache, F G7sus4 Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end, C Em You say your love is ...bona fide, F Em Dm F But that don't ...coin - cide... with the things that you do, Em F G7sus4 And when I ask you to be nice, you say... [Chorus] F G Em Am You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure, F G Em Am Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign, ^ ^ F G Em Am G7sus4 Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby------------------------! (Babe------------------!) (You gotta be cruel!) G7 C G/B F/A G You gotta be cruel to be kind! | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 2] C Em Well, I do my best to under- ...stand, dear, F G7sus4 But, you still mystify, and I wanna know why, C Em I pick myself up... off the ground, F Em Dm F To have you... knock me back down... again and a - gain, Em F G7sus4 And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say... [Chorus] F G Em Am You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure, F G Em Am Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign, ^ ^ F G Em Am G7sus4 Cruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby------------------------! (Babe------------------!) (You gotta be cruel!) G7 C You gotta be cruel to be kind! [Bridge] C A A7 Oo, oo -oo ! Oo, oo, oo---! F G Em Am Am ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x3] ^ ^ G7sus4 | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ [Verse 3] C Em Well, I do my best to under- ...stand, dear, F G7sus4 But, you still mystify, and I wanna know why, C Em I pick myself up... off the ground, F Em Dm F To have you... knock me back down... again and a - gain, Em F G7sus4 And when I ask you to ex - plain, you say... [Choruses] F G Em Am You gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure, F G Em Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign, 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------------------! | / / / / | / || #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4) with SMTP id; Wed, 11 Aug 1993 08:40:18 -0700 Received: from Princeton.EDU by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Wed, 11 Aug 1993 08:40:10 -0700 Received: from acupain.UUCP by Princeton.EDU (5.65b/2.97/princeton) id AA08473; Wed, 11 Aug 93 11:39:55 -0400 Received: by Accurate.COM (4.1/SMI-4.0) id AA17391; Wed, 11 Aug 93 11:33:37 EDT Date: Wed, 11 Aug 93 11:33:37 EDT From: ktanguay@Accurate.COM (Ken Tanguay) Message-Id: <9308111533.AA17391@Accurate.COM> To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Subject: CRD: Cruel to be Kind James: I have enjoyed ftp-ing to pub/guitar and downloading some great stuff!! I'm sure that I am one of many who enjoy the service that you provide. Keep up the great work!! I wish that posters would learn that only the whole song is useful. When someone posts a song with just the opening riff or a few of the words, it is pretty useless. I would suggest that you identify these partials with some kind of extension like .inc or .part to indicate that they might not be worth downloading. Anyway, here's a tasty old biscuit by Nick Lowe for the archives. I'm also sending a new George Thorogood in a separate messsage. Ken Tanguay Cruel to be Kind Nick Lowe Intro: C-Em-F-G (2x) C Em Oh, I can't stand another heart-ache F G Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end C Em F Em You say your love is bona fide, but that don't coincide F Em F G With the things that you do, when I ask you, to be nice - you say CHORUS F G Am You gotta be cruel to be kind in the right measure F G Em Am Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign F G Em Am Cruel to be kind, means that I love you G C-Em-F-G Ba-by, you gotta be cruel to be kind Well I do my best to understand you (it) 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 When I ask you to explain - you say CHORUS - RIDE C-A F-G-Em-Am Verse 2 - Well I do my best ... CHORUS (3x) fade