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Ill Be Good

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[Intro]
 Em C G
 Em C G
[Verse 1] (picked)
I thought I saw the Emdevil, Cthis Gmorning
    Em  CLooking in the Gmirror, drop of rum on my tEmongue
   CWith the Gwarning  Emto help me Csee myself Gclearer
AmI never meant to start a Gfire,
               Em             D   C~
I never meant to make you bleed,
I'll be a better man today
[Chorus 1] (strummed)
  EmI'll be Cgood, I'll be Ggood
And I'll Emlove the Cworld, like I Gshould
Yeah, EmI'll be Cgood, I'll be Ggood
For all of the Amtimes that I never coulEmd.C  G  
Em C G
[Verse 2] (picked)
My past has tasted Embitter  Cfor yGears now,
  EmSo I Cwield an iron Gfist
Grace is just Emweakness
  COr Gso I've been told.
I've been Emcold, I've been CmercileGss
But the Amblood on my hands sGcares me to death
        Em         D   C~
Maybe I'm waking up today
[Chorus 2] (strummed)
  EmI'll be Cgood, I'll be Ggood
And I'll Emlove the Cworld, like I Gshould
Yeah, EmI'll be Cgood, I'll be Ggood
Em C G
[Bridge] (strummed)
For all of the Amlight that I shut oGut
For all of the Aminnocent things that I've dGoubt
For Dall of the Ambruises that I've caused and the tearGs
For all Gof the tChings that I've done all tDhese yAmearsG  C  
Yeah, for Dall of the Amsparks that I've stomped out
For aGll of the perfecCt things that I doubt
[Chorus 3] (strummed)
  EmI'll be Cgood, I'll be Ggood
And I'll Emlove the Cworld, like I Gshould
Yeah, EmI'll be Cgood, I'll be Ggood
For all of the Amtimes that I never coulEmd.C  G  

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Ill Be Good

by Jaymes Young

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[Intro]

Em C G

[Verse 1] (picked)

Em C G

I thought I saw the devil, this morning

Em C G Em

Looking in the mirror, drop of rum on my tongue

C G Em C G

With the warning to help me see myself clearer

Am G

I never meant to start a fire,

Em D C

I never meant to make you bleed,

I'll be a better man today

[Chorus 1] (strummed)

Em C G

I'll be good, I'll be good

Em C G

And I'll love the world, like I should

Em C G

Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good

Am Em C G

For all of the times that I never could.

Em C G

[Verse 2] (picked)

Em C G

My past has tasted bitter for years now,

Em C G

So I wield an iron fist

Grace is just weakness

C G

Or so I've been told.

Em C G

I've been cold, I've been merciless

Am G

But the blood on my hands scares me to death

Em D C

Maybe I'm waking up today

[Chorus 2] (strummed)

Em C G

I'll be good, I'll be good

Em C G

And I'll love the world, like I should

Em C G

Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good

Em C G

[Bridge] (strummed)

Am G

For all of the light that I shut out

Am G

For all of the innocent things that I've doubt

D Am G

For all of the bruises that I've caused and the tears

G C D Am G C

For all of the things that I've done all these years

D Am

Yeah, for all of the sparks that I've stomped out

G C

For all of the perfect things that I doubt

[Chorus 3] (strummed)

Em C G

I'll be good, I'll be good

Em C G

And I'll love the world, like I should

Em C G

Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good

Am Em C G

For all of the times that I never could.

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