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

2017Alternative1.2K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Bm

G

D

Bm

G

D

Verse 1
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I thought I saw the devil
D D 
 
This morning
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Looking in the mirror,
drop of rum on my tongue
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
With the warning
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
To help me see myself clearer
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
I never meant to start a fire
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
I never meant to make you bleed

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

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
My past has tasted bitter
D D 
 
For years now
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
So I wield an iron fist
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Grace is just weakness
D D 
 
Or so I've been told
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
I've been cold, I've been merciless
Em Em 
 
But the blood on my hands
D D 
 
scares me to death
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
Maybe I'm waking up       today

Chorus 2

Bm

G

D

I'll be good, I'll be good

Bm

G

D

And I'll love the world, like I should

Bm

G

D

I'll be good, I'll be good

Bm

G

D

I'll be good, I'll be good

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

Chorus 3
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
I'll be good,    I'll be good
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
And I'll love the world,   like I should
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
Yeah, I'll be good,    I'll be good
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
For all of the time
D D 
 
I never could

Outro 1
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
Oh, oh
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
For all of the times I never could
Bm Bm 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
D D 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBm G D Em A...

Chords

Bm
G
D
Em
A
Gmaj7

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

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 7

7

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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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