I'll Be Good chords by
Jaymes Young (Official Version)
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Key: E minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Em

C

G

Em

C

G

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
I thought I saw the devil
G G 
 
This morning
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Looking in the mirror,
drop of rum on my tongue
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
With the warning
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
To help me see myself clearer
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
I never meant to start a fire
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I never meant to make you bleed

Chorus 1
I'll be a better man today
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I'll be good, I'll be good
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
And I'll love the world, like I should
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good
Am Am 
 
For all of the time
G G 
 
That I  never could
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
My past has tasted bitter
G G 
 
For years now
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
So I wield an iron fist
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
Grace is just weakness
G G 
 
Or so I've been told
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I've been cold, I've been merciless
Am Am 
 
But the blood on my hands
G G 
 
scares me to death
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Maybe I'm waking up       today

Chorus 2

Em

C

G

I'll be good, I'll be good

Em

C

G

And I'll love the world, like I should

Em

C

G

I'll be good, I'll be good

Em

C

G

I'll be good, I'll be good

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
For all of the light that I shut out
G G 
 
C C 
 
For all of the innocent things that I doubt
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
For all of the bruises I've caused
and the tears
G G 
 
C C 
 
For all of the things
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
that I've done all these years
C C 
 
And all
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Yeah, for all of the sparks that I stomped out
G G 
 
C C 
 
For all of the perfect things that I doubt

Chorus 3
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I'll be good,    I'll be good
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
And I'll love the world,   like I should
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Yeah, I'll be good,    I'll be good
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
For all of the time
G G 
 
I never could

Outro 1
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Oh, oh
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
For all of the times I never could
Em Em 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm C G Am D...

Chords

Em
C
G
Am
D
Cmaj7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn I'll Be Good the way Jaymes Young intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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