verse 1: A5 D5 I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth A5 D5 You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth C5 A5 She's got a pad down at 34th and Vine D5 Sellin' little bottles of E5 A5 Love Potion Number Nine verse 2: I told her that I was a flop with chicks I'd been this way since 1956 She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign She said "What you need is Love Potion Number Nine" bridge: D5 She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink B5 She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" D5 It smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink E5 I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink verse 3: I didn't know if it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed the cop down at 34th and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine instrumental: chords same as bridge; sing last line ("I held...") (repeat verse 3) outro: D5 A5 Love Potion Number Nine D5 A5 Love Potion Number Nine D5 A5 B5 A5 G5 A5 {hold} --single notes-- Love Potion Number Nine