I'll Be Good chords by
Jaymes Young (Official Version)

2017Alternative1.2K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Ebm

B

Gb

Ebm

B

Gb

Verse 1
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
I thought I saw the devil
Gb Gb 
 
This mor ning
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Looking in the mirror,
drop of rum on my tongue
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
With the war ning
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
To help me see myself clearer
Abm Abm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
I never meant to start a fire
Ebm Ebm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
I never meant to make you bleed

Chorus 1
I'll be a better man today
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
I'll be good, I'll be good
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And I'll  love the world, like I should
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good
Abm Abm 
 
For all of the time
Gb Gb 
 
That I   never could
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb

Verse 2
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
My past has tasted bitter
Gb Gb 
 
For years now
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
So I wield an iron fist
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Grace is just weakness
Gb Gb 
 
Or so  I've been told
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
I've been cold, I've been merciless
Abm Abm 
 
But the blood on my hands
Gb Gb 
 
scares me to death
Ebm Ebm 
 
Db Db 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Maybe I'm waking up       today

Chorus 2

Ebm

B

Gb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Ebm

B

Gb

And I'll love the world, like I should

Ebm

B

Gb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Ebm

B

Gb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Bridge 1
Abm Abm 
 
For all of the light that I shut out
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
For all of the innocent things that I doubt
Db Db 
 
Abm Abm 
 
For all of the bruises I've caused
and the tears
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
For all of the things
Db Db 
 
Abm Abm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
that I've done all these years
B B 
 
And all
Db Db 
 
Abm Abm 
 
Yeah, for all of the sparks that I stomped out
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
For all of the perfect things that I doubt

Chorus 3
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
I'll be good,    I'll be good
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And I'll  love the world,   like I should
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Yeah, I'll be good,    I'll be good
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
For all of the time
Gb Gb 
 
I never could

Outro 1
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Oh,   oh-, oh
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Oh,   oh
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Oh,   oh-, oh
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
For all of the times I never could
Ebm Ebm 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbm B Gb Abm Db...

Chords

Ebm
B
Gb
Abm
Db
Bmaj7

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

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 11

11

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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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