Jealous Guy — John Lennon
Chords and lyrics for Jealous Guy by John Lennon (key of Dm).
Verse 1
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] and my heart was beating [Em]fast.[Em7]
[Em6] I began to lose [D][Dsus4]control,[D]
[Em] I [Em7]began to lose [C]control.
Chorus
[G] I didn't [Dm/F]mean to hurt [C]you,[Dsus4]
[G] I'm sorry [Dm/F]that I [Bb]made you cry.
[G] I didn't [G/F#]want to hurt [Em]you,[Em7/D]
[C] I'm just a jealous [G]guy.
Verse 2
G Em D D6 [ D7 ]
I was feeling insecure,
[D7] you might not love me [Em]anymore.[Em7]
[Em6] I was shivering [D][Dsus4]inside,[D]
[Em] I was [Em7]shivering [C]inside.
Chorus
[G] I didn't [Dm/F]mean to hurt [C]you,[Dsus4]
[G] I'm sorry [Dm/F]that I [Bb]made you cry.
[G] Oh no, I [G/F#]didn't want to hurt [Em]you,[Em7/D]
[C] I'm just a jealous [G]guy.
[Instrumental] (Whistle part)
[G] [Em] [D] [D6] [D7] [Em] [Em6] [D] [Em] [Em7] [C]
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Chorus
[G] I didn't [Dm/F]mean to hurt [C]you,[Dsus4]
[G] I'm sorry [Dm/F]that I [Bb]made you cry.
[G] Oh no, I [G/F#]didn't want to hurt [Em]you,[Em7/D]
[C] I'm just a jealous [G]guy.
Verse 4
G Em D D6 [ D7 ]
I was trying to catch your eyes,
[D7] thought that you was trying to [Em]hide.[Em7]
[Em6] I was swallowing my [D][Dsus4]pain,[D]
[Em] I was [Em7]swallowing my [C]pain.
Chorus/Outro
[G] I didn't [Dm/F]mean to hurt [C]you,[Dsus4]
[G] I'm sorry [Dm/F]that I [Bb]made you cry.
[G] Oh no, I [G/F#]didn't want to hurt [Em]you,[Em7/D]
[C] I'm just a jealous [G]guy, watch out,
[C] I'm just a jealous [G]guy, look out, babe,
[C] I'm just a jealous [G]guy.
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