Jealous-Hearted Me

When I decided to learn the chords to this song, I didn't know how to play a bar-F chord, which played heavily in the tab I could find online. So I made it up. I think it is awesome. This version is heavily influenced by the Ma Rainey version, which predates the Carter Family recording, so I've listed both in the tags.

It takes a rocking chair to rock

| A - E |

Takes a rubber ball to roll

| A - E |

Takes the man I love to satisfy my soul

| A - E | A7 |

Because I'm jealous, jealous

| D |

Jealous-hearted me

| D | A |

I said I'm jealous

| E |

Jealous as I can be

| E | A |

You can have my money

You can have my home

But for god's sake women leave my man alone

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I got a stove in the kitchen

And it bakes it nice and brown

But I need a papa to turn my damper down

[chorus]

I'm gonna buy me a bulldog

To watch him while he sleeps

Watch that man of mine on his midnight creep

[chorus]

[repeat verse 1]

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