Love Potion No. 9 — The Searchers
Chords and lyrics for Love Potion No. 9 by The Searchers (key of Am).
Verse 1
"Love Potion Number Nine"
(Leiber/Stoller)
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 34th and [Am]Vine
[Dm]Sellin' little bottles of
[E] 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 made a magic [Am]sign
She [Dm]said "What you need is
[E] Love Potion Number [Am]Nine"
Bridge
She [Dm]bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
She [B7]said, "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink"
It [Dm]smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink
I [E]held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
Verse 3
[Am] I didn't know if it was [Dm]day or night
[Am] I started kissin' [Dm]everything in sight
But [C]when I kissed the cop down at 34th and [Am]Vine
He [Dm]broke my little bottle of
[E] Love Potion Number [Am]Nine
Bridge
[Dm] [B7] [Dm]
I [E]held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
Verse 4
[Am] I didn't know if it was [Dm]day or night
[Am] I started kissin' [Dm]everything in sight
But [C]when I kissed the cop down at 34th and [Am]Vine
He [Dm]broke my little bottle of
[E] Love Potion Number [Am]Nine
Coda
[Dm] Love Potion Number [Am]Nine
[Dm] Love Potion [Am]Number Nine
[Dm] Love Potion Number [Am]Ni-i-i-i--ine
(single notes: A B A G) Am
Notes:
1) on the first verse, slide chromatically to the Am and Dm
2) this is the Searchers' version; the Clovers' original used
somewhat different chord changes (and had a final verse about
"Love Potion Number Ten")
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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