Jealous Guy Chords

by John Lennon
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
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Chords

G
Em
D
D7
D6
Em7
Em6
Dsus4
C
Dm/F
Bb
G/F#
Em7/D

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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
  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.
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51 comments
darragh_guitar
great great great tab
+26
moonracer09
Great tab. In my opinion, the second "Dm/F" that you have over "...didn't mean to make you cry..." should just be a straight F chord. Other than that, excellent.
+15
thfc
the chords are great, the whistling part's all wrong though
+12