Snake Oil chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA BB


Verse 1:
E MajorE
Ladies and gentlemen, attention please

Come in close so everyone can see
    A augmentedA
I got a tale to tell
           E MajorE
A augmentedA listen don't cost a dime
      BB                    E MajorE
And if you believe that we're gonna get along just fine

Verse 2:
E MajorE
Now I've been travelin' all around

I heard trouble's come to your town
   A augmentedA
Well I've got a little somethin'
            E MajorE
Guaranteed to ease your mind
     BB
It's call Snake Oil why y'all
               E MajorE
It's been around for a long, long time


Verse 3:
E MajorE
Say, your crops will burn if it don't rain soon

Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of June
      A augmentedA
Well I can open up the sky
       E MajorE
People never fear
    BB                         E MajorE
If you ain't impressed yet, just tell me what you want to hear


Verse 4:
E MajorE
Well you lost your farm so you moved to town

You get a job, they shut the factory down
    A augmentedA                    E MajorE
Now you sit around all day long feelin' sad and blue
     BB                      E MajorE
You need Snake Oil why y'all, tell you what I'm gonna do


Verse 5:
E MajorE
I can heal the sick, I can mend the lame
    A augmentedA                 E MajorE
And the blind shall see again, it's all the same


Verse 6:
E MajorE
Well ain't your President good to you

Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too
     A augmentedA                     E MajorE
Now he's taking his show a little further down the line
    BB                          E MajorE
Well, 'tween me and him people, you're gonna get along just fine