Blue Jean chords by
David Bowie (Official Version)

1984Alternative2.9K views

Key: D majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C

G

Verse 1
D D 
 
Blue Jean,
I just met me a girl named Blue Jean
Blue Jean,
G G 
 
she got a camouflaged face and no money
Remember they always let you down
when you need 'em
Oh, Blue Jean,
D D 
 
is heaven any sweeter than Blue Jean?
C C 
 
D D 
 
She got a police bike
C C 
 
G G 
 
She got a turned-up nose
A A 
 

Chorus 1
Sometimes I feel like
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   the whole human race)
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   and when my Blue Jean's blue)
Blue Jean can send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)
Somebody send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)

Verse 2
D D 
 
One day
I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day
G G 
 
I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember that everybody has to wait in line
Blue Jean,
D D 
 
look out world, you know I've got mine
C C 
 
D D 
 
She got Latin roots
C C 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
She got everything

Chorus 2
Sometimes I feel like
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   the whole human race)
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   and when my Blue Jean's blue)
Blue Jean can send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)
Somebody send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)
G7 G7 
 
G7 G7 
 
G7 G7 
 
G7 G7 
 

Chorus 3
Sometimes I feel like
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   the whole human race)
Jazzin' for Blue Jean
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   and when my Blue Jean's blue)
Blue Jean can send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)
Somebody send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)
Somebody, somebody
F#m7 F#m7 
 
A A 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)
Somebody send me
F#m7 F#m7 
 
(oh,   somebody send me)

Outro 1

C

G

C

G/B

E5

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC G D A F#m7...

Chords

C
G
D
A
F#m7
G7
G/B
E5

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Blue Jean by David Bowie, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Blue Jean the way David Bowie intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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