Elvis Costello

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Chords

by Elvis Costello
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I'm not familiar with the Animals' version, so it is still an Elvis Costello transcription... DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ----------------------------- By Banjamin, Marcus and Caldwell of the Animals ]thank you, Matthew H. Flynn for the info( This transcription is taken from Elvis Costello's album KING OF AMERICA The lyrics were fixed according to EC's singing. Enjoy! Ofir ofirz1@ccsg.tau.ac.il ---------------------------------------------------------- DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD ----------------------------- By Banjamin, Marcus and Caldwell of the Animals This transcription is taken from Elvis Costello's album King of America
General description: Intro: Bm | Em Verse 1: Bm | A | G | F#7 Bm | A | G | F#7 Chorus: D | Bm | Em { the Em bar is actually 6 quarters, though this is a four quarters song } Verse 2: G A | G A | G A | D Bm { the G is played on 3 eighths, the A on G A | G A | G A | F#7 5 eighths } Bm: 7-9-9-7-7-7 Em: x-7-9-9-8-7 A: 5-7-7-6-5-5 G: 3-5-5-4-3-3 F#7: 2-4-2-3-5-2 D: x-5-7-7-7-5 ]Intro( ]Intro( ]Verse 1( Baby, can you understand me .... ]Chorus( I'm just a soul who's ..... ]Intro( ]Intro( ]Verse 1( Baby, sometimes I'm so .... ]Chorus( I'm just a soul who's intentions .... ]Intro( ]Verse 2( If I seem edgy, I want ... ]Verse 1( Oh... Don't you know I'm human.... ]Chorus( I'm just a soul who's intentions .... ]Intro( ]Chorus( I'm just a soul who's .... ]Intro( ]Chorus( I'm just a soul who's intentions .... ]Intro( repeat (and fade...)

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Last Updated: February 7, 2026