Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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[Verse 1]
Baby, you un
derstand me no
w
If sometimes
you see that
I'm mad
Don't you kn
ow no one aliv
e
Can always be
an angel?
When everyth
ing goes wrong
, you see some
bad
[Chorus]
But I'm just a
soul whose in
tentions are g
ood
Oh Lord,
please don't l
et me be misun
derstood
[Verse 2]
You know som
etimes baby, I
'm so carefree
With a joy tha
t's hard to hi
de
And then some
times again it
seems that al
l I have is wo
rry
And then you'
re bound to se
e my other sid
e
[Chorus]
But I'm just a
soul whose in
tentions are g
ood
Oh Lord,
please don't l
et me be misun
derstood
[Bridge]
If I seem edg
y, I want you
to know
I never mean t
o take it out
on you
Life has its p
roblems, and I
get more than
my share
But that's one
thing I never
mean to do, '
cause I love y
ou
[Verse 3]
Oh, oh baby,
I'm just huma
n
Don't you kn
ow I have faul
ts like anyone
?
Sometimes I
find myself al
one, regrettin
g
Some little fo
olish thing, s
ome simple thi
ng that I've d
one
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm jus
t a soul whose
intentions ar
e good
Oh Lord,
please don't
let me be misu
nderstood
[Outro]
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Don't let me b
e misunderstoo
d
I try so hard,
so please don
't let me be m
isunderstood