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

Intro 1

Fm

Db

Ab

Fm

Db

Ab

Verse 1
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
I thought I saw the devil
Ab Ab 
 
This mor ning
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Looking in the mirror,
drop of rum on my tongue
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
With the war ning
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
To help me see myself clearer
Bbm Bbm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I never meant to start a fire
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
I never meant to make you bleed

Chorus 1
I'll be a better man today
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I'll be good, I'll be good
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And I'll love the world, like I should
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good
Bbm Bbm 
 
For all of the time
Ab Ab 
 
That I   never could
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab

Verse 2
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
My past has tasted bitter
Ab Ab 
 
For years now
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
So I wield an iron fist
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Grace is just weakness
Ab Ab 
 
Or so  I've been told
Fm Fm 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I've been cold, I've been mer ciless
Bbm Bbm 
 
But the blood on my hands
Ab Ab 
 
scares me to death
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Maybe I'm waking up        today

Chorus 2

Fm

Db

Ab

I'll be good, I'll be good

Fm

Db

Ab

And I'll love the world, like I should

Fm

Db

Ab

I'll be good, I'll be good

Fm

Db

Ab

I'll be good, I'll be good

Bridge 1
Bbm Bbm 
 
For all of the light that I shut out
Ab Ab 
 
Db Db 
 
For all of the innocent things that I doubt
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
For all of the bruises I've caused
and the tears
Ab Ab 
 
Db Db 
 
For all of the things
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
that I've done all these years
Db Db 
 
And all
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
Yeah, for all of the sparks that I stomped out
Ab Ab 
 
Db Db 
 
For all of the per fect things that I doubt

Chorus 3
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I'll be good,     I'll be good
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And I'll love the world,    like I should
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Yeah, I'll be good,     I'll be good
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
For all of the time
Ab Ab 
 
I never could

Outro 1
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Oh, oh
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
For all of the times I never could
Fm Fm 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsFm Db Ab Bbm Eb...

Chords

Fm
Db
Ab
Bbm
Eb
Dbmaj7

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

Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

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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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Jaymes Young's performance.

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