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Please Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood chords
Cat Stevens  2006 (Another Cup album  Caldwell, Benjamin & Marcus, first recorded by Nina Simone 1964)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Let_Me_Be_Misunderstood
Capo II *
 Em   D   C   B72x
EmPeople, do you underDstand me now, 
If Csometimes I feel a little B7mad 
EmDon't you know no one alive can 
DAlways be an angel 
When Cthings go wrong I seem a little B7sad 
But GI'm just a soul whose inEmtentions are Ggood 
       Am                               B7     Em( Em   B7   Em  B7)
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
EmYou know sometimes, I'm so Dcarefree 
With a Cjoy that's hard to B7hide 
EmSometimes seems that Dall I have is worry 
And Cthen you're bound to see my other B7side 
But GI'm just a soul whose inEmtentions are Ggood 
       Am                               B7     Em( Em   B7   Em  B7)
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
CIf I seem Dedgy, I Cwant you to Dknow 
CThat I never Dmean to take it Emout on you 
CLife has its Dproblems and CI get more 
Than my Dshare 
But Cthat's one thing I never B7mean to do 
I don't mean it 
EmPeople, don't you Dknow I'm only human 
CDon't you know I have faults like any B7one 
But Emsometimes I find myself aDlone regretting 
CSome little thing; some B7foolish thing 
That I have done, 
But GI'm just a soul whose inEmtentions are Ggood 
       Am                               B7     Em( Em   B7   Em  B7)
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
B7Don't let me be misunderEmstood 
B7I'm just someone whose intentions are Emgood 
DDon't let me be misunderEmstood, 
DDon't let me be misunderEmstood . . .
* Alternate:
Open
 Em= F#m  
  D= E  
  C= D  
 B7= C#7  
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Please Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood chords

Cat Stevens 2006 (Another Cup album Caldwell, Benjamin & Marcus, first recorded by Nina Simone 1964)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Let_Me_Be_Misunderstood

Capo II *

Em D C B7

Em D

People, do you understand me now,

C B7

If sometimes I feel a little mad

Don't you know no one alive can

Always be an angel

C B7

When things go wrong I seem a little sad

G Em G

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Am B7 Em Em B7 Em B7

( )

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Em D

You know sometimes, I'm so carefree

C B7

With a joy that's hard to hide

Em D

Sometimes seems that all I have is worry

C B7

And then you're bound to see my other side

G Em G

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Am B7 Em Em B7 Em B7

( )

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

C D C D

If I seem edgy, I want you to know

C D Em

That I never mean to take it out on you

C D C

Life has its problems and I get more

Than my share

C B7

But that's one thing I never mean to do

I don't mean it

Em D

People, don't you know I'm only human

C B7

Don't you know I have faults like any one

Em D

But sometimes I find myself alone regretting

C B7

Some little thing; some foolish thing

That I have done,

G Em G

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Am B7 Em Em B7 Em B7

( )

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

B7 Em

Don't let me be misunderstood

B7 Em

I'm just someone whose intentions are good

D Em

Don't let me be misunderstood,

D Em

Don't let me be misunderstood . . .

* Alternate:

Open

Em F#m

D E

C D

B7 C#7

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