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

2017Alternative1.2K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Cm

Ab

Eb

Cm

Ab

Eb

Verse 1
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I thought I saw the devil
Eb Eb 
 
This mor ning
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Looking in the mirror,
drop of rum on my tongue
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
With the war ning
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
To help me see myself clearer
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I never meant to start a fire
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
I never meant to make you bleed

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

Verse 2
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
My past has tasted bitter
Eb Eb 
 
For years now
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
So I wield an iron fist
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Grace is just weakness
Eb Eb 
 
Or so  I've been told
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I've been cold, I've been mer ciless
Fm Fm 
 
But the blood on my hands
Eb Eb 
 
scares me to death
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Maybe I'm waking up        today

Chorus 2

Cm

Ab

Eb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Cm

Ab

Eb

And I'll love the world, like I should

Cm

Ab

Eb

I'll be good, I'll be good

Cm

Ab

Eb

I'll be good, I'll be good

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

Chorus 3
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be good,     I'll be good
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And I'll love the world,    like I should
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Yeah, I'll be good,     I'll be good
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
For all of the time
Eb Eb 
 
I never could

Outro 1
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, oh
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, oh-, oh
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
For all of the times I never could
Cm Cm 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCm Ab Eb Fm Bb...

Chords

Cm
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bb
Abmaj7

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

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 8

8

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

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