Snake Oil

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: E A B Verse 1: E Ladies and gentlemen, attention please Come in close so everyone can see A I got a tale to tell E A listen don't cost a dime B E And if you believe that we're gonna get along just fine Verse 2: E Now I've been travelin' all around

I heard trouble's come to your town A Well I've got a little somethin' E Guaranteed to ease your mind B It's call Snake Oil why y'all E It's been around for a long, long time Verse 3: E Say, your crops will burn if it don't rain soon Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of June A Well I can open up the sky E People never fear B E If you ain't impressed yet, just tell me what you want to hear Verse 4: E Well you lost your farm so you moved to town You get a job, they shut the factory down A E Now you sit around all day long feelin' sad and blue B E You need Snake Oil why y'all, tell you what I'm gonna do Verse 5: E I can heal the sick, I can mend the lame A E And the blind shall see again, it's all the same Verse 6: E Well ain't your President good to you Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too A E Now he's taking his show a little further down the line B E Well, 'tween me and him people, you're gonna get along just fine