Hey Baby chords by J.J. Cale (Official Version)

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Intro 1
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 

Verse 1

Hey baby, it's your time now

Hey baby, you made it somehow

Don't let nobody

come and bring you down

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Verse 2

Hey baby, you've got 'em on the run

You know, you've got 'em on the run

I know you, you have just begun

Chorus 1

When you came into my life, hmm

My love, thought I would die

There's never been nobody like you

You take away this blues

Verse 3

Hey baby, you're looking real good

You know, you're looking real good

You make the day a song

like I knew you would

Solo 1
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
F 
Cm7 
F 
Cm7 
 (F major)  (C minor7)  (F major)  (C minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
D9 
Db9 
 (D9)  (D flat9) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 

Chorus 2

When you came into my life, Lord,

I thought I would die

I never met nobody like you

For telling my troubles to

Verse 4

Hey baby, you're looking real good

You know, you're looking real good

You make the day a song

like I knew you would

Solo 2
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
C 
Gm7 
C 
Gm7 
 (C major)  (G minor7)  (C major)  (G minor7) 
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 74

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D9: x-5-4-5-5-x
Db9: x-4-3-4-4-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Hey Baby by J.J. Cale, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Hey Baby the way J.J. Cale intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.