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Bobby chords by Alex G (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am7
Cadd9
G6
D
G
Em9
D6
Em7

Intro 1

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Verse 1
G 
D 
Bobby's just a friend of mine
Cadd9 
He's on his back
G 
D 
I'm on his mind
G 
D 
He wakes me when he goes to work
Cadd9 
His hands are cold
G 
D 
His breath is smoke

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Chorus 1

Am7

Cadd9

I'd leave him for you

G

D

If you want me to

Am7

Cadd9

I'd leave him for you

G

D

If you want me to

Am7

Cadd9

I'd leave him for you

G

D

If you want me to

Am7

Cadd9

I'd leave him for you

G

D

If you want me to

Verse 2
G 
D 
Do you forget when we first met?
Cadd9 
You grabbed my hand
G 
D 
I tore your dress
G 
D 
I felt things I cannot express
Cadd9 
But I lost my way
G 
D 
I made my mess

Chorus 2
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd clean it for you
G 
D 
If you want me to
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd clean it for you
G 
D 
If you want me to
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd clean it for you
G 
D 
If you want me to
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd clean it for you
G 
D 
If you want me to

Bridge 1
Em9 
D6 
But I     know what you're doing
Em9 
D6 
I     know what you're doing
Cadd9 
G 
I know you
Cadd9 
G 
I know you
Cadd9 
G 
D 
Em7 
I do, I do, I tell you what

Interlude 1

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Am7

Cadd9

G6

D

Verse 3

G

D

I paint pictures of my heart

Cadd9

G

D

The colors blue and purple start

G

D

To bleed into an endless dark

Cadd9

G

D

It's only you, it's only you

Chorus 3
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd burn them for you
G 
D 
If you want me to
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd burn them for you
G 
D 
If you want me to
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd burn them for you
G 
D 
If you want me to
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'd burn them for you
G 
D 
If you want me to

Bridge 2
Em9 
D6 
But I     know what you're doing
Em9 
D6 
I     know what you're doing
Cadd9 
G 
I know you
Cadd9 
G 
I know you
Cadd9 
G 
D 
Em7 
I do, I do, I tell you what

Outro 1

G

D

Cadd9

D

G

D

Cadd9

G

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GuitarPianoUkulele

0

Am7
Cadd9
G6
D
G
Em9
D6
Em7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 136

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

Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Bobby by Alex G, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn Bobby the way Alex G intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Bobby

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