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Jealous Guy

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Jealous Guy
Written by John Lennon
Cover by Roxy Music
Em6   0-2-2-0-2-0
G/F#  2-x-0-0-0-3
[Intro]
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
[Verse 1]
 GI was Emdreaming of the Dpast
 DAnd my heart was beating Emfast
 Em6I began to lose conDtrol
 EmI began to lose conCtrol
[Chorus]
 GI didn't Fmean to hurt Cyou
 GI'm sorry Fthat I Bbmade you cry
 GI didn't G/F#mean to hurt Emyou
 CI'm just a Gjealous guy
[Verse 2]
 GI was Emfeeling inseDcure
 DYou might not love me aEmny more
 Em6I was shivering inDside
 EmI was shivering inCside
[Chorus]
 GI didn't Fmean to hurt Cyou
 GI'm sorry Fthat I Bbmade you cry
 GI didn't G/F#want to hurt Emyou
 CI'm just a Gjealous guy
[Solo]
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
(guitar)
|  Em6|  D|  Em|  C|
(guitar)
  G   F|  C|  G   F|  Bb|
(sax)          2/4
|  G   G/F#|  Em|  C|  G|
(sax)
[Verse 3]
 GI was Emtrying to catch your Deyes
 DThought that you were trying to Emhide
 Em6I was swallowing my Dpain
 EmI was swallowing my Cpain
[Chorus]
 GI didn't Fmean to hurt Cyou
 GI'm sorry Fthat I Bbmade you cry
 GI didn't G/F#mean to hurt Emyou
 CI'm just a Gjealous guy
[Outro]
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
(whistling)
|  Em6|  D|  Em|  C|
(whistling)
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
(whistling)
|  G   Em|  D| % |  Em|
(whistling)
(repeat and fade)

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Jealous Guy

by Roxy Music

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Em6

G/F#

Jealous Guy

Written by John Lennon

Cover by Roxy Music

Em6 0-2-2-0-2-0

G/F# 2-x-0-0-0-3

[Intro]

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

[Verse 1]

G Em D

I was dreaming of the past

D Em

And my heart was beating fast

Em6 D

I began to lose control

Em C

I began to lose control

[Chorus]

G F C

I didn't mean to hurt you

G F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry

G G/F# Em

I didn't mean to hurt you

C G

I'm just a jealous guy

[Verse 2]

G Em D

I was feeling insecure

D Em

You might not love me any more

Em6 D

I was shivering inside

Em C

I was shivering inside

[Chorus]

G F C

I didn't mean to hurt you

G F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry

G G/F# Em

I didn't want to hurt you

C G

I'm just a jealous guy

[Solo]

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

(guitar)

Em6 D Em C

| | | | |

(guitar)

G F C G F Bb

| | | |

(sax) 2/4

G G/F# Em C G

| | | | |

(sax)

[Verse 3]

G Em D

I was trying to catch your eyes

D Em

Thought that you were trying to hide

Em6 D

I was swallowing my pain

Em C

I was swallowing my pain

[Chorus]

G F C

I didn't mean to hurt you

G F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry

G G/F# Em

I didn't mean to hurt you

C G

I'm just a jealous guy

[Outro]

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

(whistling)

Em6 D Em C

| | | | |

(whistling)

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

(whistling)

G Em D Em

| | | % | |

(whistling)

(repeat and fade)

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