BmD
I got in a fight, I was indisposed
GEm
I was in despite all the wicked prose
BmD
But I'm only a man
GEm
And I do what I can
[Verse 2]
BmD
I got friends in high places, I get out for free
GEm
I got in a fight but they don't know me
BmD
Cause I'm only a man
GEm
And I do what I can
[Pre-Chorus]
BmD
B-E-H-A-V-E, arrest us
GEm
Italiana mobster looking so precious
BmD
B-E-H-A-V-E, never more
GEm
You gave up being good when you declared a state of war
[Chorus]
BmD
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
GEm
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
BmD
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
GEm
(Are you goin' to the party? Are you goin' to the show?)
Bm7DGEm
Cause I'm only a man, do what I can, ooh-woah-oh
Bm7D
Cause I'm only a man, do what I can
GEm
(You're goin' to the party and you're goin' to the show)
[Verse 3]
BmD
I did something bad, maybe I was wrong
GEm
Sometimes people say that I'm a big time bomb
BmD
But I'm only a man
GEm
And I do what I can
[Pre-Chorus]
BmD
B-E-H-A-V-E, arrest us
GEm
Italiana mobster looking so precious
BmD
B-E-H-A-V-E, never more
GEm
You gave up being good when you declared a state of war
[Chorus]
BmD
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
GEm
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
BmD
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
GEm
(Are you goin' to the party? Are you goin' to the show?)
Bm7DGEm
Cause I'm only a man, do what I can, ooh-woah-oh
Bm7D
Cause I'm only a man, do what I can
GEm
(You're goin' to the party and you're goin' to the show)
[Bridge]
B (major!!) D G
Oh, woah-oh-woo
EmB
The fire hurts so right
DG
Cause we can make 'em all a bit crazy
Em
We can make 'em alright
BDG
Oh, woah-oh-woo
EmB
The fire hurts so right
D
The people touch it
GEm
I can't touch, even though it's mine
[Chorus]
BmD
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
GEm
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
BmD
Eh, I don't behave, I don't behave, oh
GEm
(Are you goin' to the party? Are you goin' to the show?)
Bm7DGEm
Cause I'm only a man, do what I can, ooh-woah-oh
Bm7D
Cause I'm only a man, do what I can
GEm
(You're goin' to the party and you're goin' to the show)
[Outro]
BmD
B-E-H-A-V-E, arrest us
GEm
Italiana mobster looking so fresh, uh
BmD
B-E-H-A-V-E never more
GEm
You gave up being good when you declared a state of war
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
The Bm7 in the chorus is just a preference -- regular Bm is fine. Also watch for the B
Major in the bridge.
I would be remiss to not point out that Grimes has said this song is "written from the
perspective of Al Pacino in The Godfather Pt 2. Except he’s a vampire who can switch
gender and travel through space."