Candy Man Blues chords by Mississippi John Hurt

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

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

🎸 Intro:

E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD E7E7 A augmentedA E7E7 A augmentedA


🎸 Verse 1:
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Well all you ladies all gather 'round

That good sweet candy man's in town
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
Its the candy man, its the candy man

🎸 Verse 2:
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He likes a stick of candy just nine inch long

He sells as fast a hog can chew his corn
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, it's the candy man


🎸 Verse 3:
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His stick a candy don't melt away

Just kiss it better so dat what they say
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, it's the candy man


🎸 Verse 4:
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All heard what sister Johnson said

She always takes a candy stick to bed
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, it's the candy man


🎸 Verse 5:
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Don't stand close to the candy man

He'll leave a big candy stick in your hand
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, it's the candy man

🎸 Solo:
E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E7E7
A augmentedA E7E7 A augmentedA E7E7 A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA E7E7 A augmentedA E7E7


🎸 Verse 6:
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He sold some candy to sister Bad

The very next day she took all he had
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, it's the candy man


🎸 Verse 7:
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If you try his candy, good friend of mine

You sure will want it for a long long time
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, sweet candy man


🎸 Verse 8:
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His stick candy don't melt away

It just gets better, so the ladies say
    E7E7         A augmentedA     E7E7 A augmentedA
It's the candy man, it's the candy man


🎸 Outro:
E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E7E7
A augmentedA E7E7 A augmentedA E7E7 A augmentedA