Written by Webb Pierce, Linda Shirley, and Kitty Wells
Recorded by Kitty Wells submitted by Frank May Ê
I Heard the Jukebox Playing
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(G)You said that you d be happy
With a baby on your knee
(C) But here I sit with him (G)in my arms
(A7)And you re slipping around on me
(D)You thought you were (G)being wise
(C)When you called me on the phone
And you said that you had (G)been delayed
(D)But you d soon be coming (G)home
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(C)I knew that you d been cheatingÊÊÊÊÊ
Cause you stayed away so (G)long
(C)And I heard the jukebox (G)playing
(D)When you called me (G)on the phone
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(G)Now it couldn t have been the radio
(C)Cause it had that honky tonk sound
And the same old song kept coming (G)and a going
(A7)And the feet kept shufflin around
(D)When I heard the people (G)laughing
(C)I knew there must be somethin wrong
For it was much too late to (G)be delayed
(D)For I could see the break of (G)dawn
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(C)I knew that you d been cheating
Cause you stayed away so(G) long
(C)And I heard the jukebox (G)playing
(D)When you called me on the(G) phone Ê
Written by Webb Pierce, Linda Shirley, and Kitty Wells
Recorded by Kitty Wells submitted by Frank May Ê
I Heard the Jukebox Playing
Ê
(G)You said that you d be happy
With a baby on your knee
(C) But here I sit with him (G)in my arms
(A7)And you re slipping around on me
(D)You thought you were (G)being wise
(C)When you called me on the phone
And you said that you had (G)been delayed
(D)But you d soon be coming (G)home
Ê
(C)I knew that you d been cheatingÊÊÊÊÊ
Cause you stayed away so (G)long
(C)And I heard the jukebox (G)playing
(D)When you called me (G)on the phone
Ê
(G)Now it couldn t have been the radio
(C)Cause it had that honky tonk sound
And the same old song kept coming (G)and a going
(A7)And the feet kept shufflin around
(D)When I heard the people (G)laughing
(C)I knew there must be somethin wrong
For it was much too late to (G)be delayed
(D)For I could see the break of (G)dawn
Ê
(C)I knew that you d been cheating
Cause you stayed away so(G) long
(C)And I heard the jukebox (G)playing
(D)When you called me on the(G) phone Ê