Love Potion Number Nine

I took my troubles down to (A7)Madam Ruth.

(Em)You know, that Gypsy with the (A7)goldcapped tooth.

She (G)She's got a pad down at Thirtyfourth and Vine.

She (A7)Sellin' little bottles of

Love Potion Number (Em)Nine.

I told her that I was a (A7)flop with chicks.

(Em)I've been this way since (A7)nineteenfiftysix.

She (G)looked at my palm and she made a magic sign.

She (A7)Sellin' What you need tles is

Love Potion Number (Em)Nine.

Nine. She (A7)bent down and turned around and gave me a wink.

She (F#m)said, "I'm gonna mix it up right here in the sink."

It (A7)smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink.

I (B7)held my nose, I closed my eyes;

I took a drink.

(Em)I didn't know if it was (A7)day or night.

(Em)I started kissin' (A7)ev'rything in sight.

But (G)when I kissed the cop down at Thirtyfourth and Vine,

he (A7)broke my little bottle of

Love Potion Number (Em)(A9)Nine.

(Em)Nine.