Love potion #9 - The Clovers
Verse 1:
[Am] I took my troubles down to [Dm]] Madame Ruth
[Am] You know that gypsy with the [Dm] gold‐capped tooth
[C] She's got a pad down at [Am] 34th and Vine
[Dm] Sellin' little bottles of
[E7] Love Potion Number [Am] Nine
Verse 2:
[Am] I told her that I was a [Dm] flop with chicks
[Am] I'd been this way since [Dm] 1956
She [C] looked at my palm and she [Am] made a magic sign
She [Dm] said "What you need is
[E7] Love Potion Number [Am] Nine"
|Chorus:
|[Dm] She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
|[B7] She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink"
|[Dm] It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink
|[E] I held my nose, I closed my eyes....[NC] I took a drink
Verse 3:
[Am] I didn't know if it was [Dm] day or night
[Am] I started kissin' every[Dm]thing in sight
But [C] when I kissed the cop down at [Am] 34th and Vine
He [Dm] broke my little bottle of
[E7] Love Potion Number [Am] Nine
|Chorus:
|[Dm] She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
|[B7] She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink"
|[Dm] It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink
|[E] I held my nose, I closed my eyes....[NC] I took a drink
Verse 3:
[Am] I didn't know if it was [Dm] day or night
[Am] I started kissin' every[Dm]thing in sight
I [C] had so much fun I'm [Am] going back again
I [Dm] wonder what happened with [E7] love potion number [Am] ten
Outro:
[E7] Love Potion Number [Am] Nine
[E7] Love Potion Number [Am] Nine
[E7] Love Potion Number [Am] Nine
Love potion #9 [Am]The Clovers
Verse 1 Am I took my troubles down to Dm] Madame Ruth Am You know that gypsy with the Dm gold‐capped tooth C She's got a pad down at Am 34th and Vine Dm Sellin' little bottles of E7 Love Potion Number Am Nine
Verse 2 Am I told her that I was a Dm flop with chicks Am I'd been this way since Dm 1956 She C looked at my palm and she Am made a magic sign She Dm said "What you need is E7 Love Potion Number Am Nine"
Chorus Dm She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink B7 She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" Dm It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink E I held my nose, I closed my eyes....NC I took a drink
Verse 3 Am I didn't know if it was Dm day or night Am I started kissin' everyDmthing in sight But C when I kissed the cop down at Am 34th and Vine He Dm broke my little bottle of E7 Love Potion Number Am Nine
Chorus Dm She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink B7 She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" Dm It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink E I held my nose, I closed my eyes....NC I took a drink
Verse 3 Am I didn't know if it was Dm day or night Am I started kissin' everyDmthing in sight I C had so much fun I'm Am going back again I Dm wonder what happened with E7 love potion number Am ten
Outro E7 Love Potion Number Am Nine E7 Love Potion Number Am Nine E7 Love Potion Number Am Nine