Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The Animals
Written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus; released as a 
single with "Club A Go-Go" as the B-side.

Intro:
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Verse:
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  Ba- by,             do you understand   me  now?


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      Sometimes I feel a little mad.                          But


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  don't   know    no  alive   can al    -     ways be an angel,
      you     that  one

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      when    go  wrong, I seem to be bad.
          things
Refrain:
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  I'm     just a  soul    whose intentions are good,

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      oh, Lord,   please  let me  be  misun - der-
                      don't

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  stood!


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Verse:
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  Ba- by,             sometimes I'm so    carefree


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      with joy    that's   to hide,                           And
        a             hard

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  some-   it seems that   all I   have to do is wor  -  ry,
      times

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      and then you're to  see my  other side.
                  bound
Refrain:
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  I'm     just a  soul    whose intentions are good,

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      oh, Lord,   please  let me  be  mis  -  under-
                      don't

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  stood!

Bridge:
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      If  I   seem ed - gy,   I   want you to know


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  that I  ne- ver mean to take it out on      you.


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      Life has its problems,  and I   get my  share,


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  and     one     I       ne- ver mean to do,        'cause I love you.
      that's  thing
Verse:
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  Oh,                 oh, oh,     baby,   don't   know  hu -  man,
                                                you I'm
                                                      a
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          have thoughts       like any other one.


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  Sometimes I find myself        alone and regretting


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      some foolish thing, some    simple thing I've done.
                            little,
Refrain:
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  I'm     just a  soul    whose intentions are good,

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      oh, Lord,   please  let me  be  misun - der-
                      don't

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  stood!                                                      Yes,

Refrain:
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  I'm     just a  soul    whose intentions are good,

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      oh, Lord,   please  let me  be  misun - der-
                      don't

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  stood!                                                      Yes,

Refrain:
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  I'm     just a  soul    whose intentions are good,

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      oh, Lord,   please  let me  be  mis  -  under-
                      don't

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  stood!                                                      Yes,

Refrain:
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  I'm     just a  soul    whose intentions are good,

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      oh, Lord,   please  let me  be  misun - der...
                      don't
fade out...

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