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[Intro]
C C# Dm Am
Dm Am C C#
[Chorus]
Be Dmrighteous, my parents said
Be Amrighteous
Be Dmrighteous, dem a used to say
Be Amrighteous
[Verse 1]
and don't hang Dmout too much, become a real man
God Amknows I've tried to follow them
But I dDmidn't quite succeed in growing up
So I Amguess i'll have to try again
Be Dmpatient, why dem say
Be Ampatient
Be patient, oh dem are used to say
Be Ampatient
yes Dmlove will come when you are old enough to realize
Lord Amknows I've tried to sit and wait
But I goDmt tired of waiting for my fate to come
So I Amguess I'll have to wait until my beard's grown long
I Gmguess i have to wait until my beard's grown long
         Gmohh no no no
I Gmguess i have to wait until my beard's grown long
yeCh
[Chorus]
Be Dmrighteous, why dem said
Be Amrighteous
Be Dmrighteous, ooh dem a used to say
Be Amrighteous
[Verse 2]
and don't hang Dmout too much, become a real man
God Amknows I've tried to follow them
But I dDmidn't quite succeed in growing up
So I Amguess i'll have to try again
Be Dmpatient, why dem say
Be Ampatient
Be Dmpatient, be patient, be patient
Be Ampatient
I say there's Dmso much, there's so much time fi growing old
therAme's so much, there's so much time fi growing old
And Dmtoo much and too much love to stay cold
And Amtoo much and too much love to stay cold
GmNo I dont want to wait until my beard's grown long
          Gmoh no no no
GmI dont want to wait until my beard's grown longC  
[Bridge]
I want to find my Dmlove before the Ammorning comes
Dmlove before the Ammorning comes
I want to find my Dmlove before the Ammorning comes
C'Cause I know I'll have to take my chance
Dmlove before the Ammorning comes
i want to find my DmloveAm  
Dmlove before the Ammorning comes
C'Cause I know I have to take my chance
[Keyboard-Solo]
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am C C#
[Chorus]
Be Dmrighteous, my parents said
Be Amrighteous
Be Dmrighteous, ooh dem a used to say
Be Amrighteous
[Outro]
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am

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Be Righteous

by Sebastian Sturm

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C# Dm Am

Dm Am C C#

[Chorus]

Be righteous, my parents said

Be righteous

Be righteous, dem a used to say

Be righteous

[Verse 1]

and don't hang out too much, become a real man

God knows I've tried to follow them

But I didn't quite succeed in growing up

So I guess i'll have to try again

Be patient, why dem say

Be patient

Be patient, oh dem are used to say

Be patient

yes love will come when you are old enough to realize

Lord knows I've tried to sit and wait

But I got tired of waiting for my fate to come

So I guess I'll have to wait until my beard's grown long

I guess i have to wait until my beard's grown long

ohh no no no

I guess i have to wait until my beard's grown long

yeh

[Chorus]

Be righteous, why dem said

Be righteous

Be righteous, ooh dem a used to say

Be righteous

[Verse 2]

and don't hang out too much, become a real man

God knows I've tried to follow them

But I didn't quite succeed in growing up

So I guess i'll have to try again

Be patient, why dem say

Be patient

Be patient, be patient, be patient

Be patient

I say there's so much, there's so much time fi growing old

there's so much, there's so much time fi growing old

And too much and too much love to stay cold

No I dont want to wait until my beard's grown long

oh no no no

Gm C

I dont want to wait until my beard's grown long

[Bridge]

Dm Am

I want to find my love before the morning comes

Dm Am

love before the morning comes

Dm Am

I want to find my love before the morning comes

'Cause I know I'll have to take my chance

Dm Am

love before the morning comes

Dm Am

i want to find my love

Dm Am

love before the morning comes

'Cause I know I have to take my chance

[Keyboard-Solo]

Dm Am

Dm Am C C#

[Chorus]

Be righteous, my parents said

Be righteous

Be righteous, ooh dem a used to say

Be righteous

[Outro]

Dm Am

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