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               GOTTA BE GOOD
                CHRIS ISAAK
INTRO:    A   E  A  
VERSE:
BAad little girls
 EBad little bAoys
Stay up all night
 EDon't get no tAoys
VERSE:
It's eAasF#mier to sAay than F#mdo
You gEot to be good
Cause Santa's F#mgot his eEye on you so
You gAot to be good (Gotta be good)
I know it's hard 'cause I'm far away
  DBut I'll be back on ChBristmas Day
 AUntil tF#mhen let me hEear you say
You gAot to be good (Gotta be good)
VERSE:
WAait for the F#mreal thing and sAkip all the rF#mest
You gEot ta be good
Cause you're the F#mone that this SEanta loves the best
So you've gAot to be good (Gotta be good)
And underneath that mistletoe
I'm gonna hDold you tight and then I wBon't let go
 ABecause I rF#meally loEve you so
You gAot to be good (Gotta be good)A  
BREAK:
  A(EGotta be good) You got to be good
ASo good (You got to be good)
AI know it's hard when you're far away
 DBut I'll be back on ChBristmas Day
 AUntil then let me hEear you say
You gAot to be good (Better be good)
VERSE:
BEad little girAls
BEad little bAoys
SEtay up all nAight
DEon't need no tAoys
OUTRO:
It's eAasF#mier to sEay than Ado
IAt's easF#mier to sEay than Ado
IAt's eF#masier to sEay than Ado
(Oh... you gotta be good)

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Gotta Be Good

by Chris Isaak

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F#m

GOTTA BE GOOD

CHRIS ISAAK

A E A

INTRO:

VERSE:

Bad little girls

E A

Bad little boys

Stay up all night

E A

Don't get no toys

VERSE:

A F#m A F#m

It's easier to say than do

You got to be good

F#m E

Cause Santa's got his eye on you so

You got to be good (Gotta be good)

I know it's hard 'cause I'm far away

D B

But I'll be back on Christmas Day

A F#m E

Until then let me hear you say

You got to be good (Gotta be good)

VERSE:

A F#m A F#m

Wait for the real thing and skip all the rest

You got ta be good

F#m E

Cause you're the one that this Santa loves the best

So you've got to be good (Gotta be good)

And underneath that mistletoe

D B

I'm gonna hold you tight and then I won't let go

A F#m E

Because I really love you so

A A

You got to be good (Gotta be good)

BREAK:

A E

(Gotta be good) You got to be good

So good (You got to be good)

I know it's hard when you're far away

D B

But I'll be back on Christmas Day

A E

Until then let me hear you say

You got to be good (Better be good)

VERSE:

E A

Bad little girls

E A

Bad little boys

E A

Stay up all night

E A

Don't need no toys

OUTRO:

A F#m E A

It's easier to say than do

A F#m E A

It's easier to say than do

A F#m E A

It's easier to say than do

(Oh... you gotta be good)

About Gotta Be Good Chords by Chris Isaak

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The chords for "Gotta Be Good" show the original chord names (including A, E, F#m, D, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.