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Instrumental Intro: (Same as verses)
D
Takes a rocking chair to rock, takes a rubber ball to roll,
D7
Takes the man I love to satisfy my soul,
G D
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
A7 D
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
Instrumental break: verse
D
Got a stove in the kitchen and it bakes nice and brown,
D7
But I need a papa to turn the damper down,
G D
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
A7 D
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
Instrumental break: verse
D
You can have my money, you can have my home,
D7
But for goodness sakes, women, let my man alone,
G D
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
A7 D
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
Instrumental break: verse
D
buy me a bulldog to watch while I sleep,
D7
To watch that man of mine on his midnight creep,
G D
Because I'm jealous, jealous-hearted me.
A7 D
I said I'm jealous, jealous as I can be.
Instrumental outro: same as verse
Written by A. P. Carter