Biography:
Dr. John (born Malcolm John Rebennack on 20 November 1941; died 6 June 2019) was an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist whose music combined blues, boogie woogie and rock and roll. The winner of six Grammy awards, Rebennack was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend on Monday, March 14, 2011. He was variously known as Mac Rebennack, Dr. John Creaux, Dr. John, the Night Tripper.
Dr. John began making his own idiosyncratic music in the 1960s.
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...JUMP STURDY... by Dr. John
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*from 'Gris Gris' (1968)*
Chorus 1:
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Verse 1:
Am Dm Am Dm Am
People say she used to dance with the fish,
Dm Am Dm Am
Some people say she juggled fire in a dish.
Dm Am Dm Am
Clear days on the Bayou St John,
Dm Am Dm Am
She raised her hands and caused e-lectrical storms.
Bridge 1:
Dm F Bb7 A7
She was a treacherous lady; she never meant much harm.
G F
One day she ducked past the station house;
E7 A7
She turned on the fire a-larm.
Verse 2:
Dm Am Dm Am
Somehow she got tangled up with Queen Julia Jackson,
Dm Am Dm Am
Down on Melba, meeting near Rattle Street.
Dm Am Dm
Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick,
Dm Am Dm Am
And Jump Sturdy died with her soul, in defeat.
Chorus 2:
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Coda:
Dm F Bb7 A7
Jump Sturdy... Jump Sturdy... was her... name.
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 ([email protected])
-----------------............
*from 'Gris Gris' (1968)*
Chorus 1:
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Verse 1:
Am Dm Am Dm Am
People say she used to dance with the fish,
Dm Am Dm Am
Some people say she juggled fire in a dish.
Dm Am Dm Am
Clear days on the Bayou St John,
Dm Am Dm Am
She raised her hands and caused e-lectrical storms.
Bridge 1:
Dm F Bb7 A7
She was a treacherous lady; she never meant much harm.
G F
One day she ducked past the station house;
E7 A7
She turned on the fire a-larm.
Verse 2:
Dm Am Dm Am
Somehow she got tangled up with Queen Julia Jackson,
Dm Am Dm Am
Down on Melba, meeting near Rattle Street.
Dm Am Dm
Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick,
Dm Am Dm Am
And Jump Sturdy died with her soul, in defeat.
Chorus 2:
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Dm F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
G F
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Bb7 A7 Dm
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Coda:
Dm F Bb7 A7
Jump Sturdy... Jump Sturdy... was her... name.
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 ([email protected])
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