Guitar chord Jealous Guy

Jealous Guy was composed by John Lennon and features on the 1971 album Imagine. The song conveys Lennons feelings of insecurity and regret concerning his relationship with Yoko Ono. Originally, its melody was part of a demo song during The White Album sessions by The Beatles in 1968, titled Child of Nature, inspired by a trip to India to visit Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The lyrics were later changed to express feelings of jealousy and the need for em ... See more [+]

Key:  G
Introduction:
G
  
Em
  
D
  
D7
  
Em
  
  
G
         
Em
              
D
   
D6
  
D7
 
      I was dreaming of the past
  
D7
                           
Em
   
Em7
 
      and my heart was beating fast.
  
Em6
                    
D
    
D4
   
D
 
      I began to lose control,
  
Em
      
Em7
            
C
 
      I began to lose control.

  
G
            
Dm/F
         
C
   
D4
   
      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.

  
G
         
Em
          
D
   
D6
  
D7
 
      I was feeling insecure,
  
D7
                           
Em
   
Em7
 
      you might not love me anymore.
  
Em6
                    
D
    
D4
   
D
 
      I was shivering inside,
  
Em
        
Em7
          
C
 
      I was shivering inside.

  
G
            
Dm/F
         
C
   
D4
   
      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.
   
G
    
Em
  
D
    
D6
 
D7
          
Em
     
Em6
      
D
      
Em
  
Em7
   
C
 
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G
            
Dm/F
         
C
   
D4
   
      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.

   
G
         
Em
              
D
   
D6
  
D7
 
      I was trying to catch your eyes,
  
D7
                                 
Em
     
Em7
 
      thought that you was trying to hide.
  
Em6
                     
D
  
D4
    
D
 
      I was swallowing my pain,
  
Em
        
Em7
           
C
 
      I was swallowing my pain.

  
G
            
Dm/F
         
C
   
D4
   
      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.