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Key: C
πΈ Intro:
C C C C7
F F C C
G7 F C C
πΈ Verse:
C
When I was up in Memphis, Tennessee
C7
Jug band music sounds so sweet to me
F
'Cause it sounds so sweet
C
It's so hard to beat
G7
Ri-da-doo-dee, jug band music
F C
Certainly was a treat for me
πΈ Verse:
C
Well, I went to my man, put my hand on his knees
C7
Said, "If you can't play the jug, you can't play with me"
F
'Cause it sounds so sweet
C
It's so hard to beat
G7
Ri-da-doo-dee, jug band music
F C
Certainly was a treat for me
πΈ Verse:
C
And then I took off my socks, I took off my shoes
C7
I danced all night to them jug band blues
F
Because it sounds so sweet
C
It's so hard to beat
G7
Ri-da-doo-dee, jug band music
F C
Turned it was a treat for me
πΈ Interlude:
C C C C7
F F C C
G7 F C C
πΈ Verse:
C
And then I went back home, turned on my radio
C7
Jug band music made me stomp and slow
F
'Cause it sounds so sweet
C
It's so hard to beat
G7
Ri-da-doo-dee, jug band music
F C
Certainly was a treat for me
πΈ Verse:
C
And it was way down south in Memphis, Tennessee
C7
Jug band music sounds so sweet to me
F
'Cause it sounds so sweet
C
It's so hard to beat
G7
Ri-da-doo-dee, jug band music
F
Certainly was a treat for
G7 F
Jug band music certainly was a treat for
G7 F C
Jug band music certainly was a treat for me
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Published: September 3, 2023
Last Updated: March 5, 2026