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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

The Animals
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  organ doubled w/guitar, 2X:
Em
v v v v v v v v
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-----------------|-------2-3-2-----
-4-424-424-------|---424-----------
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  Baby,  do you understand  me now
   Sometimes I feel a little mad
  Well don't  you know that no-one alive can always  be an angel
   When things go wrong I seem to be bad
  I'm  just a soul who's intentions  are good
  Oh  Lord please  don't let me be misunderstood
  Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
  With a joy that's hard to hide
  And sometimes it seems that all I have to do is worry
  And then you're bound to see my other side
  Bm A
  / / / /
   If I seem edgy,  I want  you to know
  That  I never mean  to take it out  on you
   Life has it's problems  and I get  my share
  And that's  one thing I never mean  to do, 'cause I love you
  Oh, oh, oh, baby, don't you know I'm human
  Have thoughts like any other one
  Sometimes I find myself long regretting
  Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Readable chord sheet for Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by The Animals

organ doubled w/guitar, 2X:

        [Bm]                [Em]
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------
        -----------------|-------2-3-2-----
        -4-424-424-------|---424-----------
        -----------------|-----------------
        -----------------|-----------------
        -----------------|-----------------

        B[Bm]aby, do you underst[A]and me now
        [G]  Sometimes I feel a little [F#]mad
        Well d[Bm]on't you know that no-one alive can a[A]lways be an angel
        [G]  When things go wrong I seem to be [F#]bad

        [D]I'm just a soul who's i[Bm]ntentions are good  [A]
        [G]Oh Lord   pl[N.C.]ease don't let me be misu[Bm]nderstood

[repeat intro (2X)]

        Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
        With a joy that's hard to hide
        And sometimes it seems that all I have to do is worry
        And then you're bound to see my other side

[repeat chorus]

        Bm    A  [first 3 beats as per intro]
        / / / /

        [G]  If I seem e[A]dgy, I w[G]ant you to k[A]now
        T[G]hat I never m[A]ean to take it o[D]ut on [B]you
        [G]  Life has it's pr[A]oblems and I g[G]et my sh[A]are
        And t[G]hat's one thing I never m[F#]ean to do, 'cause I love you

        Oh, oh, oh, baby, don't you know I'm human
        Have thoughts like any other one
        Sometimes I find myself long regretting
        Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done

[repeat chorus followed by intro (1X) to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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