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Candy Man Chords by Grateful Dead

Candy Man chords by Grateful Dead

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro Riff x 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------11-11------10----10-----------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-7-5----|
D|--8s10-------8s10----10----8s10------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

 Intro End Riff x 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------11-11------10----10----------------------12-12-12-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9--9-9-9-9s12----------12--------------------|
D|--8s10-------8s10----10----8s10------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------0-0--2-2--3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------3-3--------------|
 riff to begin verses      riff before last Chorus section
e|----------------------|     e|-----------------|
B|----------------------|     B|-1---------------|
G|----------------------|     G|---2-----0-------|
D|----------------------|     D|-----3-----2-----|
A|------0-0--2-2--3-3---|     A|-------------3---|
E|--3-3-----------------|     E|-----------------|

verse 1
     C                               Gm             F
Come all you pretty women, with your hair a-hanging down
                                              G
Open up your window, cause the Candy Man's in town
                 Dm      G                   Dm
Come on boys and gamble, roll those laughing bones
F                                             G
Seven come eleven, Boys, I'll take your money home


Bb        F             C
Look out, look out, the Candy Man
Bb      F              C
Here he comes and he's gone again
Am                G
Pretty lady ain't got no friend till the,
F               G
Candy Man comes around aga---in

verse 2
C                               Gm                  F
I come in from Memphis, where I learned to talk the jive
                                             G
When I get back to Memphis, be one less man alive
                 Dm        G                Dm
Good morning Mr. Benson, I see you're doing well
F                                               G
If I had me a shotgun, I'd blow you straight to hell


Bb        F             C
Look out, look out, the Candy Man
Bb      F              C
Here he comes and he's gone again
Am                G
Pretty lady ain't got no friend till the,
F               G
Candy Man comes around aga---in

Solo over verse
C  Gm F
F     G
G  Dm  G   Dm
F     G

Solo over Chorus
Bb  F   C
Bb  F   C
Am      G
F       G

verse 3
C                          Gm               F
Come on Boys and wager, if you have got the mind
                                            G
If you've got a dollar, Boys, lay it on the line
               Dm      G                    Dm
Hand me my old guitar, pass the whiskey and rye
F                                                         G
Won't you tell everybody you meet that the Candy Man's in to---wn


Bb        F             C
Look out, look out, the Candy Man
Bb      F              C
Here he comes and he's gone again
Am                G
Pretty lady ain't got no friend till the,
F               G
Candy Man comes around aga---in

Bb        F             C
Look out, look out, the Candy Man
Bb      F              C
Here he comes and he's gone again
Bb        F             C
Look out, look out, the Candy Man (fades out)

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