Jealous Guy Chords & Tabs

by John Lennon

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 68
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101]
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#           EmEm7/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.