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Love Potion No. 9

by The Searchers

Written by: Leiber & Stoller

LOVE POTION No. 9 Leiber & Stoller The Searchers Em A7 ||: ~ I^took^my trou^bles^down^to | Mad am^Ruth hh / | ||: ~ I^told^her that^I^was^a | flop with^chicks ss / | Em A7 | ~ You^know^that Gyp^sy^with^the | gold capped^tooth hh / | | ~ I’ve^been^this way^since^nine^teen | fif ty^six xx ~ ^She | G | She’s got^a pad down^at | Thir^ty^fourth^and Vine / | | looked at^my palm and^she | made^a^ma^gic sign ~ ^She | A7 B7 Tacet Em 1. | Sell^ing^lit^tle bot^tles of | / Love Po^tion^Num^ber | Nine ee / / | / / / / :|| A7 B7 Tacet Em 2. | sa^id^what^you need is | / Love Po^tion^Num^ber | Nine ee / / | / / / ~ ^She | A7 | bent down^and turned^a^round^and | gave^me^a^wink kk ~ ^She | F#m | said^I’m^gon^na mix^it^up^right | here^in^the^sink kk ~ ^It | A7 | smelled^like^tur^pen tine^and^looked^like | In^di^an^ink kk ~ ^I | B7 Tacet B7 Tacet ||: held^my^nose^I closed^my eyes | ~ I^took^a ^drink ~ / | Em A7 Em | ~ I^did^nt know^if^it^was | day or^night tt / | ~ I^start^ed kis^sing^ev^ry | A7 G | thing in^sight tt ~ ^But | when^I^kissed^the cop down^at | A7 | Thir^ty^fourth^and Vine ~ ^He | broke^my^lit^tle bot^tle of | B7 Tacet Em | / Love Po^tion^Num^ber | Nine ee ee ee | ee ee ee / | A7 F#m A7 1. | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ~ ^I :|| To CHORUS B7 Tacet Em 2. | / Love Po^tion^Num^ber | Nine ee ee ee | ee ee ee / ||

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