Bryan Adams - Hey Baby

hey baby
( B – side of a single ) 1998 bryan adams and gretchen peters
album version – on a day like today
tabbed by skatewey ( chris sheppard )
one of my favourite artists , one of my favourite songs
an overlooked , beautiful duet , acoustic heaven . . .

capo on 4th fret to match recording ( key B ) .
G ( maj ) – use 4 finger , melodic chord version

intro :
G C D ( Dsus h/o ) x2
G ( fill )

verse 1 :

G C D G
hey baby you oughta be free
C D G
you gotta get out and chase all your dreams
C D G
there ain’t no point in you waiting for me
C D G
hey baby you oughta be free

repeat intro chords as fill
G C D ( Dsus h/o ) x2
G

verse 2 :

G C D G
hey baby it’s gonna be fine
C D G
you goin’ your way and me goin’ mine
C D G
we’ll be together somewhere down the line
C D G
hey baby it’s gonna be fine

chorus 1 :

C D Dsus D
hey baby
C D
you got to give it a try
C D Dsus D
hey baby
C D ( let ring )
spread out your wings and just fly
C
hey baby
D G
you know that i’m on your side

G ( fill )

verse 3 :

G C D G
hey baby you better take care
C D G
harden your heart cause it’s lonely out there
C D G
it won’t be easy and it won’t be fair
C D G
hey baby you better take care

chorus 2 :

C D Dsus D
hey baby
C D
you got to give it a try
C D Dsus D
hey baby
C D ( let ring )
spread out your wings and just fly
C
hey baby
D G
you know that i’m on your side

G ( fill )

verse 4 :

G C D G
hey baby you gotta be strong
C D G
you’ve had this feeling inside all along
C D G
you can only deny yourself for so long
C D G
hey baby you gotta be strong

repeat intro chords as outro & fade
G C D ( Dsus h/o ) x3
G

i created a light fluid finger arpeggio style strum which is similar to the recording .
i also like to add another chorus on the end . . .
enjoy . . .