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)