...JUMP STURDY... by Dr. John -----------------............ *from 'Gris Gris' (1968)* Chorus 1:

^Dm Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, ^Fwas her name; She ^Bb7came out the swamps like a ^A7crazy fool. ^G Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, ^Fwas her name; She ^Bb7came out the swamps like a ^A7crazy ^Dmfool.

Verse 1:

^Am ^Dm People say she ^Amused to ^Dmdance with the fish,^Am ^Dm Some people say she ^Amjuggled ^Dmfire in a dish.^Am ^Dm Clear days ^Amon the ^DmBayou St John,^Am ^Dm She raised her hands and ^Amcaused e-^Dmlectrical storms.^Am

Bridge 1:

^Dm She was a treacherous ^Flady; ^Bb7she never meant much ^A7harm. ^G One day she ducked past the ^Fstation house; She ^E7turned on the fire a-^A7larm.

Verse 2:

^Dm Somehow she got ^Amtangled up with ^DmQueen Julia ^AmJackson, ^Dm Down on Melba, ^Ammeeting near ^DmRattle Street.^Am ^Dm Queen Julia Jackson ^Amdropped a ^Dmzozola brick, And ^DmJump Sturdy died ^Amwith her ^Dmsoul, in defeat.^Am

Chorus 2:

^Dm Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, ^Fwas her name; She ^Bb7came out the swamps like a ^A7crazy fool. ^G Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, ^Fwas her name; She ^Bb7came out the swamps like a ^A7crazy ^Dmfool.

Coda:

^Dm Jump Sturdy... ^FJump Sturdy... ^Bb7was her... ^A7name.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Dm F Bb7 A7 G Am EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0231 133211 x13131 x02223 320003 x02210 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Dr. John - Jump sturdy