Intro: Am C (2x) 

Am                G 
Baby, do you understand me now? 
            F              E 
Sometimes I seem a little mad 
A                               G 
Don't you know no one alive can always be an angel 
F                           E 
When things go wrong you're bound to see some bad 

(Chorus) 
C                      Am                F 
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good 
                                               Am       
Oh Lord, oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
              C           Am                C 
I've tried so hard not to be misunderstood 

Baby, whoa=ho I'm so carefree 
With a joy that's hard to hide 
There's a time when it seems all I have is worry 
If you're about you're bound to see my other side 

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, 
Oh Lord, oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
I've tried so hard not to be misunderstood 

(Bridge) 
I've tried so hard 
F          G 
When I got edgy 
F             G    F            G                E 
I want you to know that I never meant to take it out on you 
F             G               F                  G 
Life has it's problems, Lord, I get more than my share 
F                  G              E 
That's one thing I never meant to do 


Baby, I'm just human 
I've got my faults like anyone 
Sometimes I find myself alone at night 
Regretting some foolish thing, some stupid thing I've done 

(Outro) 
C                      Am                F 
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good 
Oh Lord, oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
Oh Lord, oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
                                                 Am 
Oh Lord, oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
              C 
I've tried so hard...