Carole King & Friends featuring Gregory Porter singing 'Be Good' Chords

Tempo:
130.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Gm

G

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carole King & Friends featuring Gregory Porter singing 'Be Good' chords
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[A] [G]
[G] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] be [F]
[Bb] good [F] is her name.
[Gm] I sing my lion song [Bb] and brush my mane.
[F]
[Gm]
[Bb] She would, [F] she could.
[Gm] So she [F] pulled my [Eb] lion's tail [D] and caused me [Am] pain.
[D] [G]
She [E] said lions are [Ebm] made for cages [Dm] just to [Db] look at and delight.
[E] You dare not [Ebm] let them walk around [Bb] cause they [E] might [F] just bite.
[Bb] She knows [Dm] what she does [Gm] when she dances around [F] my [Gm] cage and [Bb] says her name.
[F] Be good, [Gm] be good, [Eb]
[Bb] be good [F] is her name.
[Gm] [Eb]
I trim [Bb] my lion's claws [F] and I cut [Gm] my mane.
[F] And I'd [Bb]
[F] hurt if I could [Gm]
[Eb] but [Fm] that woman treats me [Dm] the [D] same.
[Dm] [G]
She said [E] lions are [Ebm] made for [Dm] cages [Db] just [E] to look at and delight.
You dare not [Ebm] let them walk [Bb] around cause they might [F] just bite.
[Bb] She knows [F] what she does [Gm] when she dances [Bb] around my [Am] cage.
[Gm] [F]
[G] She dances [Bb] around my [F] cage.
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[G]
She [E] said lions are made for cages [Dm] just [G] to look at and delight.
You dare not let [Ebm] them walk around [Eb] cause they [F] might just bite.
[Bb] She [F]
[Gm] knows what she [G] does when she [Bb] dances around [F] my cage.
[Gm] [F]
Be [Bb] good is [F] her name.
[Gm] [Eb] I trim my lion's claws and I [F]
cut [Gm] my mane.
[Eb] And I'd [F] hurt if I [Gm] [Eb] could but [C]
[Dm] that [Am] woman treats me [D] the same.
[G] She said [E] lions are [Ebm] made for cages [Dm]
[E] just to look at and delight.
You dare not [Ebm] let them walk [Bb] around cause [Eb] they [C] might just bite.
[Bb]
[F] [Gm]
Does she know what [Bbm] she does when she [F] dances around my [Gm]
cage?
[G] [Bb] Be good, [F] be good, [Gm] be good, be good, [Bb] be good, [F] be good, [Gm] be good.
[Dm] [F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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To start learning Gregory Porter - (Lions Song) Be Good chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, Gm, Bb, Gm, Eb, Bb and Am in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 99. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] be _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] good _ [F] is her name.
[Gm] I sing my lion song [Bb] and brush my mane.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] She would, _ [F] she could.
_ _ [Gm] _ So she [F] pulled my [Eb] lion's tail [D] and caused me [Am] pain.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
She [E] said lions are [Ebm] made for cages [Dm] _ just to [Db] look at and delight.
[E] You dare not [Ebm] let them walk around [Bb] cause they [E] might [F] just bite.
_ [Bb] She knows _ [Dm] what she does [Gm] when she dances around [F] my [Gm] cage and [Bb] says her name.
[F] Be good, [Gm] be good, _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] be good [F] is her name.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
I trim [Bb] my lion's claws [F] and I cut [Gm] my mane.
[F] And _ _ I'd [Bb] _ _ _
[F] hurt if I could [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] but [Fm] that woman treats me [Dm] the [D] same. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ She said [E] _ lions are [Ebm] made for _ [Dm] cages _ [Db] just [E] to look at and delight.
You dare not [Ebm] let them walk [Bb] around cause they might [F] just bite.
_ [Bb] She knows _ [F] what she does [Gm] _ when she dances [Bb] around _ my [Am] cage.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] She dances [Bb] around my [F] cage. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
She [E] said lions are made for cages [Dm] _ _ just [G] to look at and delight.
You dare not let [Ebm] them walk around [Eb] cause they [F] might just bite. _
_ _ [Bb] She _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] knows what _ she [G] does when she [Bb] dances around [F] my _ cage.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Be [Bb] _ good is [F] her name. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] I trim my lion's claws and I [F] _ _
cut [Gm] my mane.
_ _ [Eb] _ And I'd _ _ _ [F] hurt if I [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] could but [C] _
[Dm] that _ [Am] woman _ _ treats me [D] the same.
_ [G] She said [E] lions are [Ebm] made for cages [Dm] _
_ [E] just to look at and delight.
You dare not [Ebm] let them _ walk [Bb] around cause [Eb] they [C] might just bite.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ Does she know what [Bbm] she does when she [F] dances around my _ [Gm] _ _
cage?
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] Be good, _ [F] be good, [Gm] be good, be good, [Bb] be good, [F] be good, [Gm] be good.
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Facts about this song

This song was composed by Gregory Porter.

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