Chords for Eric Burdon - Don't let me be misunderstood (1974)
Tempo:
91.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
B
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B]
[G] [A] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[G] [D] [B] [B]
[G] [Bm]
[E] [D] [C#] [G] [B]
[D] [B] [G] [B] Baby, [Bm] do [A] you understand me now?
[G]
If sometimes you see [F#] that I get mad, [Gm]
[F#m] don't you know no one alive can always be an angel?
[G] Yeah, when [C#] things go wrong, [F#] you see some bad.
[D] And yes, that's all [Bm] whose intentions are [A] bad.
[E] Oh Lord, [N] please won't you let me be [B] misunderstood.
[G] [B]
[Bm] [G] [Bm]
Maybe [A] sometimes I get so carefree, [G] yeah, with a joy that is [F#] hard to hide.
[Bm]
[A] Then again it seems like all I have to do is worry, yeah.
[G]
Then you're bound to see [F#] my other side.
[D]
But I'm just a [Bm] soul whose intentions are good.
[A]
[G] Oh Lord, please [C] won't you let me be [B]
[Bm] misunderstood.
[G] [C#] [B] [Bm]
[A] [G] [A] If I could end you, [G] I [A] want you to [G] know that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, yeah.
[G] [A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got [A] more than my share.
[G] And that's one thing I [F#] never [D] mean to do because I love [A]
you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] [A] Sometimes I find myself alone regretting, yeah.
[G] Some [C#] foolish [G] thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've done.
[D] But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [A] [G] good.
Oh [D] Lord, please won't you let me be [B] misunderstood.
[G]
[Bm] I'm begging you [B] baby, oh.
[G]
Don't let [B] me be misunderstood, yeah.
[Bm] [C#] [G]
[A] [B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
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[A] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [Dm] [G]
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[B] [D] [E] [Bm]
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[B] [Bm] [D]
[B] [G]
[A] [G] [A] If I could end you, I [G] just [A] want you to know [G] that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, [G] yeah.
[A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got more [A] than my [G] share.
And that's one thing I never [E] mean to do because [D] I love [A]
you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] [F#m] Sometimes I find myself [A] alone regretting, yeah.
[Em] Some [G] foolish thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've [Bm] [D] done.
But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [G] good.
Oh Lord, please won't you [C#m] let me be [B] misunderstood.
[E] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] Oh [B] Lord, [G] I'm begging you baby.
[Bm] Please don't [C#]
[G] misunderstand [A] [B] the things I do.
[E] [Em] Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord.
[Bm] Sometimes [Em] I keep in [G] mind things [C#] to [Bm] say.
[F#m] I want [G] to leave behind.
[Bm] And I look at you [C#] and then [G] you look at me.
[Bm] I get that feeling.
You [G] want to [Bm] walk away from [Em] me but baby [Bm] do you know, yeah.
[G] I never would, never would, never would do.
[Bm] Me, [Em] sure do.
[G]
[Bm] True man, I really do love.
I really do love [C#] all I really [G] want to do.
Give it [B] up, give it up.
Give it up, give it [G] up.
Oh my Lord.
Oh [E] my Lord.
You're the [Bm] Lord, my Lord.
[F#m] [G] You're mine, you're mine, [B] you're mine, you're mine.
oh my, [Bm] oh my, oh my, oh [G] my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh [D] my.
Oh [Bm]
[G] Lord, please don't let me be
[Bm] [Dm] misunderstand
[D]
[Bm]
[C#] [Bm]
[G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm]
[B] [G] [Em] Bye!
[B] [G] [A] [B]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Em] [Bm]
[G] [Em] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [Em]
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[G] [Bm]
[E] [D] [C#] [G] [B]
[D] [B] [G] [B] Baby, [Bm] do [A] you understand me now?
[G]
If sometimes you see [F#] that I get mad, [Gm]
[F#m] don't you know no one alive can always be an angel?
[G] Yeah, when [C#] things go wrong, [F#] you see some bad.
[D] And yes, that's all [Bm] whose intentions are [A] bad.
[E] Oh Lord, [N] please won't you let me be [B] misunderstood.
[G] [B]
[Bm] [G] [Bm]
Maybe [A] sometimes I get so carefree, [G] yeah, with a joy that is [F#] hard to hide.
[Bm]
[A] Then again it seems like all I have to do is worry, yeah.
[G]
Then you're bound to see [F#] my other side.
[D]
But I'm just a [Bm] soul whose intentions are good.
[A]
[G] Oh Lord, please [C] won't you let me be [B]
[Bm] misunderstood.
[G] [C#] [B] [Bm]
[A] [G] [A] If I could end you, [G] I [A] want you to [G] know that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, yeah.
[G] [A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got [A] more than my share.
[G] And that's one thing I [F#] never [D] mean to do because I love [A]
you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] [A] Sometimes I find myself alone regretting, yeah.
[G] Some [C#] foolish [G] thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've done.
[D] But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [A] [G] good.
Oh [D] Lord, please won't you let me be [B] misunderstood.
[G]
[Bm] I'm begging you [B] baby, oh.
[G]
Don't let [B] me be misunderstood, yeah.
[Bm] [C#] [G]
[A] [B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
[B] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [Dm] [G]
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[D] [G]
[B] [D] [E] [Bm]
[B] [G]
[B] [Bm] [D]
[B] [G]
[A] [G] [A] If I could end you, I [G] just [A] want you to know [G] that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, [G] yeah.
[A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got more [A] than my [G] share.
And that's one thing I never [E] mean to do because [D] I love [A]
you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] [F#m] Sometimes I find myself [A] alone regretting, yeah.
[Em] Some [G] foolish thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've [Bm] [D] done.
But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [G] good.
Oh Lord, please won't you [C#m] let me be [B] misunderstood.
[E] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] Oh [B] Lord, [G] I'm begging you baby.
[Bm] Please don't [C#]
[G] misunderstand [A] [B] the things I do.
[E] [Em] Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord.
[Bm] Sometimes [Em] I keep in [G] mind things [C#] to [Bm] say.
[F#m] I want [G] to leave behind.
[Bm] And I look at you [C#] and then [G] you look at me.
[Bm] I get that feeling.
You [G] want to [Bm] walk away from [Em] me but baby [Bm] do you know, yeah.
[G] I never would, never would, never would do.
[Bm] Me, [Em] sure do.
[G]
[Bm] True man, I really do love.
I really do love [C#] all I really [G] want to do.
Give it [B] up, give it up.
Give it up, give it [G] up.
Oh my Lord.
Oh [E] my Lord.
You're the [Bm] Lord, my Lord.
[F#m] [G] You're mine, you're mine, [B] you're mine, you're mine.
oh my, [Bm] oh my, oh my, oh [G] my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh [D] my.
Oh [Bm]
[G] Lord, please don't let me be
[Bm] [Dm] misunderstand
[D]
[Bm]
[C#] [Bm]
[G]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm]
[B] [G] [Em] Bye!
[B] [G] [A] [B]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Em] [Bm]
[G] [Em] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [Em]
[Bm] [G] [Em] [Bm]
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[E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [B] Baby, [Bm] do [A] you understand me now?
_ [G]
If sometimes you see [F#] that I get mad, [Gm] _
[F#m] don't you know no one alive can always be an angel?
[G] Yeah, when [C#] things go wrong, [F#] you see some bad. _ _
[D] And yes, that's all [Bm] whose intentions are [A] bad.
[E] Oh Lord, [N] please won't you let me be [B] misunderstood.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Maybe [A] sometimes I get so _ carefree, [G] yeah, with a joy that is [F#] hard to hide.
[Bm] _
[A] Then again it seems like all I have to do is worry, yeah.
[G] _
Then you're bound to see [F#] my other side.
_ _ [D]
But I'm just a [Bm] soul whose intentions are good.
[A] _
[G] Oh Lord, please [C] won't you let me be _ [B] _ _
[Bm] misunderstood.
[G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [G] [A] If I could end you, [G] I [A] want you to [G] know that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, yeah.
[G] [A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got [A] more than my share.
_ [G] And that's one thing I [F#] never [D] mean to do because I love _ _ [A] _ _
you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] _ _ [A] Sometimes I find myself alone regretting, yeah.
_ [G] Some [C#] foolish [G] thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've done.
[D] But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [A] [G] good.
Oh [D] Lord, please won't you let me be [B] _ _ misunderstood.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] I'm begging you [B] baby, oh.
[G] _
Don't let [B] me be misunderstood, yeah.
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_ _ [A] _ [G] [A] If I could end you, I [G] just [A] want you to know [G] that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, [G] yeah.
[A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got more [A] than my [G] share.
And that's one thing I never [E] mean to do because [D] I love _ _ [A] _
_ you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] _ _ [F#m] Sometimes I find myself [A] alone regretting, yeah.
[Em] Some [G] foolish thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've _ [Bm] [D] done.
But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [G] good.
Oh Lord, please won't you [C#m] let me be [B] misunderstood.
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#m] [Bm] Oh [B] Lord, _ [G] I'm begging you baby.
_ _ [Bm] Please don't [C#] _
[G] misunderstand [A] [B] the things I do.
[E] _ [Em] Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord.
[Bm] Sometimes [Em] I keep in [G] mind things [C#] to [Bm] say.
[F#m] I want [G] to leave behind.
[Bm] And I look at you [C#] and then [G] you look at me.
[Bm] I get that feeling.
You [G] want to [Bm] walk away from [Em] me but baby [Bm] do you know, yeah.
[G] I never would, never would, never would do.
[Bm] _ Me, [Em] sure do.
[G]
[Bm] True man, I really do love.
I really do love [C#] all I really [G] want to do.
Give it [B] up, give it up.
Give it up, give it [G] up.
Oh my Lord.
Oh [E] my Lord.
You're the [Bm] Lord, my Lord.
[F#m] _ [G] _ You're mine, you're mine, [B] you're mine, you're mine.
oh my, [Bm] oh my, oh my, oh [G] my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh [D] my_.
Oh _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Lord, please don't let me be _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] misunderstand
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[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] Bye!
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[E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [B] Baby, [Bm] do [A] you understand me now?
_ [G]
If sometimes you see [F#] that I get mad, [Gm] _
[F#m] don't you know no one alive can always be an angel?
[G] Yeah, when [C#] things go wrong, [F#] you see some bad. _ _
[D] And yes, that's all [Bm] whose intentions are [A] bad.
[E] Oh Lord, [N] please won't you let me be [B] misunderstood.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Maybe [A] sometimes I get so _ carefree, [G] yeah, with a joy that is [F#] hard to hide.
[Bm] _
[A] Then again it seems like all I have to do is worry, yeah.
[G] _
Then you're bound to see [F#] my other side.
_ _ [D]
But I'm just a [Bm] soul whose intentions are good.
[A] _
[G] Oh Lord, please [C] won't you let me be _ [B] _ _
[Bm] misunderstood.
[G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [G] [A] If I could end you, [G] I [A] want you to [G] know that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, yeah.
[G] [A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got [A] more than my share.
_ [G] And that's one thing I [F#] never [D] mean to do because I love _ _ [A] _ _
you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] _ _ [A] Sometimes I find myself alone regretting, yeah.
_ [G] Some [C#] foolish [G] thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've done.
[D] But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [A] [G] good.
Oh [D] Lord, please won't you let me be [B] _ _ misunderstood.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] I'm begging you [B] baby, oh.
[G] _
Don't let [B] me be misunderstood, yeah.
[Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [G] _
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_ _ [A] _ [G] [A] If I could end you, I [G] just [A] want you to know [G] that [A] I never mean to [D] take it [B] out on only you, [G] yeah.
[A] Life has its problems, [G] I've got more [A] than my [G] share.
And that's one thing I never [E] mean to do because [D] I love _ _ [A] _
_ you.
[G] Don't you know I have thoughts [F#] about any other one.
[E] _ _ [F#m] Sometimes I find myself [A] alone regretting, yeah.
[Em] Some [G] foolish thing, some [F#] simple thing that I've _ [Bm] [D] done.
But I'm just a soul [Bm] whose intentions are [G] good.
Oh Lord, please won't you [C#m] let me be [B] misunderstood.
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#m] [Bm] Oh [B] Lord, _ [G] I'm begging you baby.
_ _ [Bm] Please don't [C#] _
[G] misunderstand [A] [B] the things I do.
[E] _ [Em] Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord.
[Bm] Sometimes [Em] I keep in [G] mind things [C#] to [Bm] say.
[F#m] I want [G] to leave behind.
[Bm] And I look at you [C#] and then [G] you look at me.
[Bm] I get that feeling.
You [G] want to [Bm] walk away from [Em] me but baby [Bm] do you know, yeah.
[G] I never would, never would, never would do.
[Bm] _ Me, [Em] sure do.
[G]
[Bm] True man, I really do love.
I really do love [C#] all I really [G] want to do.
Give it [B] up, give it up.
Give it up, give it [G] up.
Oh my Lord.
Oh [E] my Lord.
You're the [Bm] Lord, my Lord.
[F#m] _ [G] _ You're mine, you're mine, [B] you're mine, you're mine.
oh my, [Bm] oh my, oh my, oh [G] my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh [D] my_.
Oh _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Lord, please don't let me be _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] misunderstand
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[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] Bye!
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