Don't Be Kind chords by John Denver

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

Intro:

 C F | C F | C F | C :

Verse 1:
C
You've been sweet, you've been good
     Dm
I've been better than you ever cook
     F         G
I've been yours, you've been mine
     Am
Don't be kind

Verse 2:
    C
You got dreams, I've got plans
    Dm
I'll be gone before you understand
  F          G
I betrayed, you've been blind
     Am  G      C
Don't be kind  (don't be kind)

Verse 3:
C                    Dm
Shoot it straight as an arrow (don't be kind)
Dm
To the quick, to the marrow
    F              G
You can say what you've got on your mind
     Am   G
Don't be kind

Verse 4:
C
We've been friends, we've been folks
      Dm
We've been lovers clinging so close
    F          G
We've believed but not this time
     Am
Don't be kind

Bridge:
     Gm
When you hurt me, oh, you hurt me
     F    C    Dm
Then you feel you must be nice
      Am  G    F    C
Well, it's bad enough to take it once
   Dm       G
Being kind, makes it twice

Verse 5:
     C
It's been great, it's been real
     Dm
It's been soft as silk and tough as steel
    F         G
You be yours and I'll be mine
     Am  G      C
Don't be kind  (don't be kind)

Verse 3 Reprise:
C                    Dm
Shoot it straight as an arrow (don't be kind)
Dm
To the quick, to the marrow
    F              G
You can say what you've got on your mind
     C         Dm
Don't be kind - Don't be kind
    F              G       C
You can say what you've got on your mind (don't be kind)
(Reprise repeats multiple times)