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

Intro 1

Gm

Eb

Bb

Gm

Eb

Bb

Verse 1
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I thought I saw the devil
Bb Bb 
 
This mor ning
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Looking in the mirror,
drop of rum on my tongue
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
With the war ning
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
To help me see myself clearer
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I never meant to start a fire
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
I never meant to make you bleed

Chorus 1
I'll be a better man today
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'll be good, I'll be good
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And I'll love the world, like I should
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good
Cm Cm 
 
For all of the time
Bb Bb 
 
That I   never could
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb

Verse 2
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
My past has tasted bitter
Bb Bb 
 
For years now
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I wield an iron fist
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Grace is just weakness
Bb Bb 
 
Or so  I've been told
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I've been cold, I've been mer ciless
Cm Cm 
 
But the blood on my hands
Bb Bb 
 
scares me to death
Gm Gm 
 
F F 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Maybe I'm waking up        today

Chorus 2

Gm

Eb

Bb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Gm

Eb

Bb

And I'll love the world, like I should

Gm

Eb

Bb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Gm

Eb

Bb

I'll be good, I'll be good

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

Chorus 3
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'll be good,     I'll be good
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And I'll love the world,    like I should
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Yeah, I'll be good,     I'll be good
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
For all of the time
Bb Bb 
 
I never could

Outro 1
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, oh
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
For all of the times I never could
Gm Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGm Eb Bb Cm F...

Chords

Gm
Eb
Bb
Cm
F
Ebmaj7

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

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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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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