Intro Riff x 3
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B|-------11-11------10----10-----------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-7-5----|
D|--8s10-------8s10----10----8s10------------|
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Intro End Riff x 1
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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
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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)