Love potion #9 - The Clovers
Verse 1:
[Dm] I took my troubles down to [Gm] Madame Ruth
[Dm] You know that gypsy with the [Gm] goldācapped tooth
[F] She's got a pad down at [Dm] 34th and Vine
[Gm] Sellin' little bottles of
[A7sus4] Love [A7] Potion Number [Dm] Nine
Verse 2:
[Dm] I told her that I was a [Gm] flop with chicks
[Dm] I'd been this way since [Gm] 1956
She [F] looked at my palm and she [Dm] made a magic sign
She [Gm] said "What you need is
[A7sus4] Love [A7] Potion Number [Dm] Nine"
|Chorus:
|[Gm] She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
|[E7] She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink"
|[Gm] It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink
|[A] I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
Verse 3:
[Dm] I didn't know if it was [Gm] day or night
[Dm] I started kissin' every[Gm]thing in sight
But [F] when I kissed the cop down at [Dm] 34th and Vine
He [Gm] broke my little bottle of
[A7sus4] Love [A7] Potion Number [Dm] Nine
|Chorus:
|[Gm] She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
|[E7] She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink"
|[Gm] It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink
|[A] I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
Verse 4:
[Dm] I didn't know if it was [Gm] day or night
[Dm] I started kissin' every[Gm]thing in sight
But [F] when I kissed the cop down at [Dm] 34th and Vine
He [Gm] broke my little bottle of
[A7sus4] Love [A7] Potion Number [Dm] Nine
Outro:
[Gm] Love [A] Potion Number [Dm] Nine
[Gm] Love [A] Potion Number [Dm] Nine
[Gm] Love [A] Potion Number [Dm] Nine