Be Good (Lion's Song) — Gregory Porter
Chords and lyrics for Be Good (Lion's Song) by Gregory Porter (key of D).
Verse 1
the 8th.)
(First your guitar would produce cute glockenspiel-like sound)
(that would counter well with the relatively low vocal register of the
song.)
(Secondly, playing in D would provide opportunities to utilize open
strings)
(for bass runs and double stops to embellish the playing.)
(Chord voicing and arpeggio patterns at the bottom.)
Intro
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
Verse
[D]Be good is her [D/C#]name and I [D/B]sing
My lion's [A]song and brush my [D][D/C#]mane[A][D/B]
[D]She would if she [D/C#]could[D/B]
So she pulled my [A]lion's tail [G]and [F#m]cause me pain[B][A/B]
Chorus
[A]She said [G#m7-5]lions are made for [Gmmaj7]cages
[F#m7]Just to look at [Fdim7]in delight
You [G#m7-5]dare not let'em [Gmmaj7]walk around
'cause [F#m7]they might just [Asus2]bite
Does she [D]know what she [D/C#]does
When she [D/B]dances around my [A]cage and says her [D]name
Be [D/C#]good be [D/B]good[A]
Verse
Be [D]good is her [D/C#]name
[D/B]I trim my [A]lion's claws and [D]I...
[D/C#]And I cut my [D/B]mane[A]
And I [D]would if I [D/C#]could[D/B]
[A]But that woman [G]treats me the [F#m]same[B][A/B]
Chorus
She said [G#m7-5]lions are [Gmmaj7]made for [F#m7]cages
Just to [Fdim7]look at in delight
You[G#m7-5] dare not [Gmmaj7]let'em walk around
'cause [F#m7]they might just [Asus2]bite
Does she [D]know what she [D/C#]does[D/B]
When she [A]dances round my [D][D/C#]cage[A][D/B]
Interlude
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B]
[A] [G] [F#m] [A/B] [B]
[G#m7-5] [Gmmaj7] [F#m7] [Fdim7]
[G#m7-5] [Gmmaj7] [F#m7] [Asus2]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
Verse
Be [D]good is her [D/C#]name[D/B]
[A]I sing my lion's [D]song[D/C#]
[D/B]Brush my [A]mane
And she [D]would
If she [D/C#]could[D/B]
So she [A]pulled my[G] lion's [F#m]tail
And cause me[A/B] pain[B]
Chorus
She said [G#m7-5]lions are [Gmmaj7]made for[F#m7] cages
Just to[Fdim7] look at delight
You [G#m7-5]dare not let'em [Gmmaj7]walk around
'cause [F#m7]they might just[Asus2] bite
Does she [D]know what she [D/C#]does
[D/B]When she dances [A]around my [D][D/C#]cage?[A][D/B]
Be [D]good is her[D/C#] name
[D/B]I trim my [A]lion's claw and [D]I... And[D/C#] I cut my [D/B]mane[A]
And [D]I would [D/C#]if I could[D/B]
[A]But[G] beee [F#m]good treats me the [A/B]same. [B]
Chorus
She said [G#m7-5]lions are [Gmmaj7]made for[F#m7] cages
Just to[Fdim7] look at delight
You [G#m7-5]dare not let'em [Gmmaj7]walk around
'cause [F#m7]they might just[Asus2] bite
Does she [D]know what she [D/C#]does
[D/B]When she dances [A]around my [D]cage?[D/B][D/C#]
[A]She dances around my [D]cage[D/B][D/C#]
[A]Does she [D][D/C#]know?[A][D/B]
Does she [D][D/C#]know?[A][D/B]
Be [D]good. Be [D/C#]good. Be [D/B]good. Be[A] good.
[D]Hmmmm. [D/C#] [D/B]
[A]Ah[D]
(End of song)
(The intro/verse theme is simple. Play it with the shuffle feel.)
(In this theme, the last A bar is more like a A-Bm-C#m run.)
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A] [Bm] [C#m]
(And here are two voicing suggestions for the tricky chords in the chorus.)
Voicing 1
[G#m7-5] [Gmmaj7] [F#m7] [Fdim7]
Voicing 2
[G#m7-5] [Gmmaj7] [F#m7] [Fdim7]
(There's nothing wrong with repeating the voicing 1. Just think of 2 as a
contingency plan)
(in case of easily bored crowd.)
(There are more than one way to play the B bar right before getting into
the chorus.)
(You can just play B throughout, but if you treat it like a B A transition,
you could get)
(an interesting segue into the chorus. Here are some suggestions.)
(Enjoy!)
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