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G    D    G    C    G
GI carried my heart unbuttoned
AmAcross the lonely stage
GWhere all the fools and actors
AmCircled like birds of prey
But Ccareful with the rose, B7she knows
EmEvery word in every sCcene
GO please be Dgood to GmeC  G  
GI let the liar have me
AmThe forger and the cheat
GLove is the legal tender
AmThey tried to steal from me
CTell me how you lose
B7What you Emwanna give away for fCree
GO please be Dgood D7to me
    C      Am      C      Am(upper notes:   E   F#  B,  E    F#  B,  E    F#  B,  F#    G  D)
GWhen love's light is shining elsewhere
AmThe cold is hard to shake
GBut when it's shining on you
AmThe winter melts away
CI don't want to knoB7w how so 
EmI just want to feel the Cheat
GO please be Dgood D7to me
    C      Am      C   Am(upper notes:   E   F#  B,  E    F#  B,  E    F#  B,  F#    G  D)
CO please be good
AmO please be good
CPlease be good Dto meC  

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Please Be Good To Me

by Sarah Slean

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G D G C G

I carried my heart unbuttoned

Across the lonely stage

Where all the fools and actors

Circled like birds of prey

C B7

But careful with the rose, she knows

Em C

Every word in every scene

G D G C G

O please be good to me

I let the liar have me

The forger and the cheat

Love is the legal tender

They tried to steal from me

Tell me how you lose

B7 Em C

What you wanna give away for free

G D D7

O please be good to me

C Am C Am E F# B E F# B E F# B F# G D

(upper notes: , , , )

When love's light is shining elsewhere

The cold is hard to shake

But when it's shining on you

The winter melts away

C B7

I don't want to know how so

Em C

I just want to feel the heat

G D D7

O please be good to me

C Am C Am E F# B E F# B E F# B F# G D

(upper notes: , , , )

O please be good

C D C

Please be good to me

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