[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