intro : C Cmaj7 Dm G7 ( x2 )

verse 1

C Cmaj7 Dm G7
well im back in your good graces again
C Cmaj7
remember when you told me that i was
Dm G7
your only friend?
Dm
well youve made the best of this life
C Am
where you never knew one day from the next
Dm
dig your heels in , little girl ,
G7
put Em to the test

chorus

F G Am C F G Am D
youve got to be kind to yourself
F G Am C F G Am D Dm G
youve got to be kind to yourself

verse 2

C Cmaj7 Dm G7
well i heard you had the blues again
C Cmaj7 Dm
it seems like all those little things add up
G7
in the end
Dm
well i know that you worry a lot about
C Am
things you cant control
Dm
there are so many things wed like to have
G7
but we just cannot hold

chorus

F G Am C F G Am D
youve got to be kind to yourself
F G Am C F G Am D Dm G
youve got to be kind to yourself

( guitar solo ) play verse chords

F G Am C F G Am D
youve got to be kind to yourself
F G Am C F G Am D Dm G ( C )
youve got to be kind to yourself

( lyrics from she&him vol . 2 digital booklet )