JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" adalah lagu lawas yang dinyanyikan ulang oleh grup band The Animals.
Lagu ini pertama kali dibawakan oleh Nina Simone sebagai singel bergenre blues jazz pada 1964 silam.
Versi The Animals yang diubah menjadi blues rock menjadi hit pada 1965 bahkan majalah Rolling Stone memuat versi ini kedalam daftar 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Bring It On Home to Me - The Animals
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" oleh The Animals:
Bm A
Baby, do you understand me now
G F#
Sometimes I feel a little mad
B
But don't you know that no one alive
A
Can always be an angel
G F#
When things go wrong I seem to be bad
D Bm A
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
G Bm
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Bm A
Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
G F#
With a joy that's hard to hide
Bm A
And sometimes it seems that all I have do is worry
G F#
And then you're bound to see my other side
D Bm A
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
G Bm
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
G A G A
If I seem edgy I want you to know
G A D Bm
That I never mean to take it out on you
G A G A
Life has its problems and I get my share
G F#
And that's one thing I never meant to do
Bm
Because I love you, oh
A
Oh, oh baby don't you know I'm human
G F#
Have thoughts like any other one
Bm A
Sometimes I find myself long regretting
G F#
Some foolish thing some little simple thing I've done
D Bm A
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
G Bm
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
D Bm A
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
G Bm
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood