Tom: Em
Am
(Love potion number nine)
Em
(Love potion number nine)
Am
(Love potion number nine)
| Em | Am |
[Verse 1]
Em Am
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth.
Em Am
You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth.
G Em
She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine.
Am B7 Em
Sellin' little bottles of: Love Potion Number Nine. (Love potion number nine)
[Verse 2]
Am
I told her that I was a: Flop with chics.
Em Am
I've been this way since 1956.
G Em
She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign.
Am B7 Em
She said "What you need is": "Love Potion Number Nine." (Love potion number nine)
[Verse 3]
Am
She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink.
F#7
She said: "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink".
Am
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink.
B7 Bm
I held my nose and closed my eyes, I took a drink.
[Chorus]
Em Am
I didn't know if it was day or night.
Em Am
I started kissin' everything in sight.
G Em
But when I kissed a cop down at Thirty-Fourth and Vine.
Am B7 Em
He broke my little bottle of: Love Potion Number Nine. (Love potion number nine)
[Break]
| Am | Am | F#7 | F#7 |
| Am | Am |
[Bridge]
B7 Bm
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Mmh, I didn't know if it was day or night.
Em Am
I started kissin' everything in sight.
G Em
But when I kissed a cop down at Thirty-Fourth and Vine.
Am Bm7 Em
He broke my little bottle of: Love Potion Number Nine. (Love potion number nine)
[Outro]
Am Em
Love Potion Number Nine.
Am Em
Love Potion Number Nine.
Am Em
Love Potion Number Nine.
Am Em
Love potion number nine.
