Be Righteous Chords & Tabs

by Sebastian Sturm

[Intro]
C C# Dm Am
Dm Am C C#

[Chorus]
   Dm                        
Be righteous, my parents said
   Am       
Be righteous
   Dm                          
Be righteous, dem a used to say
   Am       
Be righteous

[Verse 1]
               Dm                             
and don't hang out too much, become a real man
    Am                             
God knows I've tried to follow them
       Dm                               
But I didn't quite succeed in growing up
     Am                          
So I guess i'll have to try again
   Dm                  
Be patient, why dem say
   Am     
Be patient
Be patient, oh dem are used to say
   Am     
Be patient
    Dm                                               
yes love will come when you are old enough to realize
     Am                              
Lord knows I've tried to sit and wait
        Dm                                    
But I got tired of waiting for my fate to come
     Am                                                 
So I guess I'll have to wait until my beard's grown long
  Gm                                              
I guess i have to wait until my beard's grown long
Gm          
ohh no no no
  Gm                                              
I guess i have to wait until my beard's grown long
  C
yeh

[Chorus]
   Dm                     
Be righteous, why dem said
   Am       
Be righteous
   Dm                              
Be righteous, ooh dem a used to say
   Am       
Be righteous

[Verse 2]
               Dm                             
and don't hang out too much, become a real man
    Am                             
God knows I've tried to follow them
       Dm                               
But I didn't quite succeed in growing up
     Am                          
So I guess i'll have to try again
   Dm                  
Be patient, why dem say
   Am     
Be patient
   Dm                             
Be patient, be patient, be patient
   Am     
Be patient
              Dm                                          
I say there's so much, there's so much time fi growing old
    Am                                              
there's so much, there's so much time fi growing old
    Dm                                     
And too much and too much love to stay cold
    Am                                     
And too much and too much love to stay cold
Gm                                                
No I dont want to wait until my beard's grown long
Gm         
oh no no no
Gm                                             C
I dont want to wait until my beard's grown long

[Bridge]
                  Dm              Am           
I want to find my love before the morning comes
Dm              Am           
love before the morning comes
                  Dm              Am           
I want to find my love before the morning comes
C                                        
'Cause I know I'll have to take my chance
Dm              Am           
love before the morning comes
                  Dm  Am
i want to find my love
Dm              Am           
love before the morning comes
C                                     
'Cause I know I have to take my chance

[Keyboard-Solo]
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am C C#

[Chorus]
   Dm                        
Be righteous, my parents said
   Am       
Be righteous
   Dm                              
Be righteous, ooh dem a used to say
   Am       
Be righteous

[Outro]
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am
Dm Am