[Intro- Mute all strings and scrub rhythm]
N.C. (Synth bass comes in)
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C
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[Verse 1]
C C
It's just your jive talkin', you're telling me lies,
C (F/C) C
Jive talkin', you wear a dis - guise,
C C
Jive talkin', so misunderstood, yeah,
C Bb C
Jive talkin', you're really no good

[Bride 1]
G F
Oh, my child, you'll never know...
E Am
...Just what you mean to me,
G F
Oh, my child, you got so much,
C Bb F G
You gonna take away my ener - gy....

[Verse 2]
C
...With all your jive talkin',
C
You're telling me lies, yeah,
C (F/C) C
Good loving still gets in my eyes,
C C
Nobody be - lieve what you say,
C
It's just your jive talkin'...
Bb C
That gets in the way, oh, yeah!

[Break]
C Bb C Bb
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C Bb Bb
Bubba, dubba - dubba, dub! | / / / / |
C Bb Bb
Bubba, dubba - dubba, dub! | / / / / |

[Bridge 2]
G F
Oh, my love, you're so good...
E Am
...At treating me so cruel,
G F
There you go, with your fancy lies,
C Bb F G
Leaving me looking like a dumbstruck fool...

[Verse 3]
{Mute all strings and scrub rhythm or use handclaps]

N.C.
...With all your...
(Jive talkin'!) You're telling me lies, yeah!
(Jive talkin'!) You wear a disguise!
(Jive talkin'!) So misunderstood, yeah!
(Jive talkin'!) You just ain't no good!

[Verse 4]
C C
And love talkin' is all very fine, yeah,
C (F/C) C
But jive talkin' just isn't a crime,
C C
And if there's somebody you'll love 'til you die,
C
Then all that jive talkin'...
Bb C
Just gets in your eye, ...wuh!

[Break]
C Bb
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C Bb
Bubba, dubba-doo, bubba, dubba-doo!
Bb
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo-doo!
C Bb
Bubba, dubba-doo, bubba, dubba-doo!
Bb
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo-doo!
C Bb N.C.
Bubba, dubba-doo, bubba, dubba-doo! Doo, doo, doo!

[Link]
C
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[Verse 5]
C C
Jive talkin', you're telling me lies, yeah,
C (F/C) C
Good loving still gets in my eyes,
C C
Nobody be - lieve what you say,
C Bb C
It's just your jive talkin' that gets in the way

[Verse 6]
C C
L-l-l-love talkin' is all very fine, yeah,
C C
Jive talkin' just isn't a crime,
C C
And if there's somebody you'll love 'til you die,
C
Then all that jive talkin'...
Bb C
Just gets in your eye, yeah, yeah!

[Coda]
C C
Ah, ah - ah! Oh - oh, jive talkin'!
C C
Jive talkin', yeah! Oh, oh - oh, jive talkin'!