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Step 1 / 28Position: 3
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Jaar: 2014
ATTTENTION: Chord* means 6 counts
[Intro]
C   F  Am* C   F  Am* C   F  C* F   G  Am*
e|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------0-|-1-0----------------|
B|-3h5-3---------1------|-3h5-3---------1------|-0h1-0------------3---|-1----3--1---1------|
G|-0------0h2-0---------|-0------0h2-0---------|-0------0h2-0--0------|--------------------|
D|---------------2------|---------------2------|----------------------|--------------------|
A|-3------3------0------|-3------3------0------|-3------3------3------|-------------0------|
E|--------1-------------|--------1-------------|--------1-------------|-1----3-------------|
[Verse 1]
C   F  Am*
I'm jealous of the rain
C   F  Am*
That falls upon your skin
C   F  C*
It's closer than my hands have been
F   G  Am*
I'm jealous of the rain
C   F  Am*
I'm jealous of the wind
C   F  Am*
That ripples through your clothes
C   F  C*
It's closer than your shadow
F   G  Am* N.C.
Oh, I'm jealous of the wind, cause
[Chorus]
I Cwished you the Ambest of
DmAll this world could GgivG7e
And I Ctold you when you left Amme
There's Dmnothing to forGgive
But I always thought you'd Fcome back, tell me Amall you found was
CHeartbreak and misFery
FIt's hard for me to Dmsay, I'm jealous of the Fway
You're Fhappy Gwithout Amme
[Verse 2]
C   F  Am*
I'm jealous of the nights
C   F  Am*
That I don't spend with you
C   F  C*
I'm wondering who you lay next to
F   G  Am*
Oh, I'm jealous of the nights
C   F  Am*
I'm jealous of the love
C   F  Am*
Love that was in here
C   F  C*
Gone for someone else to share
F   G  Am*
Oh, I'm jealous of the love, cause
[Chorus]
I Cwished you the Ambest of
DmAll this world could GgivG7e
And I Ctold you when you left Amme
There's Dmnothing to forGgive
But I always thought you'd Fcome back, tell me Amall you found was
CHeartbreak and miFsery
FIt's hard for me to Dmsay, I'm jealous of the Fway
You're Fhappy Gwithout Amme
[Bridge]
As I Gbdim7sink in the F7b9sand
Watch you Gbdim7slip through my Abmaj7hands
Oh, as I Ebmaj7die here Abmaj7another Ebmaj7dayC7  
Cause Fm7all I do is cry Bb7behind this smile
[End-Chorus]
I wished Ebyou the best C7of
FmAll this world could Bb7give
And I Ebtold you when you Cm7left me
There's Fm7nothing to forgive
Db7-9But I Bb7-9always thought you'd Abcome back, tell me Cmall you found was
EbHeartbreak and misAbery
AbIt's hard for me to Fm7say, I'm jealous of the Abway
You're happy Bbwithout Cmme F7eeee
It's hard for me to Absay, I'm jealous of the Bbway
You're happy without Cmme
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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The story behind the song

This heartbreaking ballad captures the feeling of loss and longing from a child's perspective, addressed to a parent who left the family. Labrinth wrote it to reflect his own family's experience, but crafted the lyrics so that anyone could relate it to their own situation of absence and yearning. It’s a song about the emotional impact of a parent's departure, exploring the deep sense of jealousy felt towards anyone who gets to spend time with them. Playing this song channels that profound sense of missing someone deeply and wishing they were still present in your life.

AI-written from these sources:Jealous (Labrinth song) — Wikipedia ↗Labrinth — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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