Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bobby Jean" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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      A
Well, I came by your house the other day,
     C#m
Your mother said you went away
     D
She said there was nothing that I could have done,
           B7
There was nothing nobody could say
A
Me and you we've known each other,
C#m
Ever since we were sixteen
   D
I wished I would have known,
I wished I could've called you,
         B7                 A  C#m  D  B7
Just to say goodbye, Bobby Jean

Now you hung with me when all the others
Turned away, turned up their nose
We liked the same music, we liked the same bands
We liked the same clothes
We told each other that we were the wildest
The wildest things we'd ever seen
Now I wished you would have told me,
I wished I could have talked to you
Just to say "Goodbye, Bobby Jean"

     D
Now we went walking in the rain,
F#m
Talking about the pain that from the world we hid
           D
Now there aint nobody, no where no how,
      A                       E
gonna ever understand me the way you did

A
Maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere,
        C#m
In some bus or train traveling along
         D
In some motel room you'll hear a radio playing,
           B7
And you'll hear me sing this song

      A
Well, if you do you'll know I'm thinking of you,
    C#m
And all the miles in between
    D
And I'm just calling one last time,
       B7
Not to change your mind,
                   D
But just to say I miss you baby,
                E         A
good luck, goodbye Bobby Jean


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B7

Guitar chord B7

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Bobby Jean" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bobby Jean" by Bruce Springsteen.

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