Snake Oil chords by Steve Earle

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