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Jealous Guy

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Jealous Guy (Lennon)
This is a bit of a mix of the Lennon original and the Roxy Music cover...
[Intro]
   G/  Em/  D/ / /  D7/ / /  Em/ / /
[Verse 1]
           G                Em     D   D6[  D7]
      I was dreaming of the past
      D7and my heart was beating Emfast.Em7  
      Em6I began to lose conDtrol,Dsus4  D  
      EmI beEm7gan to lose conCtrol.
[Chorus]
      GI didn't Dm/Fmean to hurt Cyou,Dsus4  
      GI'm sorry Dm/Fthat I Bbmade you cry.
      GI didn't G/F#want to hurt yoEmu,Em7/D  
      CI'm just a jealous Gguy.
[Verse 2]
           G            Em     D   D6[  D7]
      I was feeling insecure,
      D7you might not love me anyEmmore.Em7  
      Em6I was shivering insDide,Dsus4  D  
      EmI was Em7shivering insCide.
[Chorus]
      GI didn't Dm/Fmean to hurt Cyou,Dsus4  
      GI'm sorry Dm/Fthat I Bbmade you cry.
      GOh no, I dG/F#idn't want to hurt Emyou,Em7/D  
      CI'm just a jealous Gguy.
[Instrumental] (Whistle part)
e|-G----3Em----D-----D6---D7------------Em-------Em6---------D-------Em----Em7------C-------------|
B|-3-5---5-3-5------------3------------------------3-3-----------------5-5----|
G|-------------2------2-4---4-2-4------------0-2-4---------------0-2-4--------|
D|--------------------------------2------2-4-----------------2-4--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
      GI didn't Dm/Fmean to hurt Cyou,Dsus4  
      GI'm sorry Dm/Fthat I Bbmade you cry.
      GOh no, I G/F#didn't want to hurt Emyou,Em7/D  
      CI'm just a jealous Gguy.
[Verse 4]
            G                Em     D   D6[  D7]
      I was trying to catch your eyes,
      D7thought that you was trying to Emhide.Em7  
      Em6I was swallowing my DpaiDsus4n,D  
      EmI was Em7swallowing my Cpain.
[Chorus/Outro]
      GI didn't Dm/Fmean to hurt Cyou,Dsus4  
      GI'm sorry Dm/Fthat I Bbmade you cry.
      GOh no, I dG/F#idn't want to hurt Emyou,Em7/D  
      CI'm just a jealous Gguy, watch out,
      CI'm just a jealous Gguy, look out, babe,
      CI'm just a jealous Gguy.

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Jealous Guy

by John Lennon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Jealous Guy (Lennon)

This is a bit of a mix of the Lennon original and the Roxy Music cover...

[Intro]

G Em D D7 Em

/ / / / / / / / / / /

[Verse 1]

G Em D D6 D7

[ ]

I was dreaming of the past

D7 Em Em7

and my heart was beating fast.

Em6 D Dsus4 D

I began to lose control,

Em Em7 C

I began to lose control.

[Chorus]

G Dm/F C Dsus4

I didn't mean to hurt you,

G Dm/F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry.

G G/F# Em Em7/D

I didn't want to hurt you,

C G

I'm just a jealous guy.

[Verse 2]

G Em D D6 D7

[ ]

I was feeling insecure,

D7 Em Em7

you might not love me anymore.

Em6 D Dsus4 D

I was shivering inside,

Em Em7 C

I was shivering inside.

[Chorus]

G Dm/F C Dsus4

I didn't mean to hurt you,

G Dm/F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry.

G G/F# Em Em7/D

Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,

C G

I'm just a jealous guy.

[Instrumental] (Whistle part)

G Em D D6 D7 Em Em6 D Em Em7 C

e|-----3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-3-5---5-3-5------------3------------------------3-3-----------------5-5----|

G|-------------2------2-4---4-2-4------------0-2-4---------------0-2-4--------|

D|--------------------------------2------2-4-----------------2-4--------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

G Dm/F C Dsus4

I didn't mean to hurt you,

G Dm/F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry.

G G/F# Em Em7/D

Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,

C G

I'm just a jealous guy.

[Verse 4]

G Em D D6 D7

[ ]

I was trying to catch your eyes,

D7 Em Em7

thought that you was trying to hide.

Em6 D Dsus4 D

I was swallowing my pain,

Em Em7 C

I was swallowing my pain.

[Chorus/Outro]

G Dm/F C Dsus4

I didn't mean to hurt you,

G Dm/F Bb

I'm sorry that I made you cry.

G G/F# Em Em7/D

Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,

C G

I'm just a jealous guy, watch out,

C G

I'm just a jealous guy, look out, babe,

C G

I'm just a jealous guy.

About Jealous Guy Chords by John Lennon

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The chords for "Jealous Guy" show the original chord names (including G, Em, D, D7, D6, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.