{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1930071,"song":"Medicine Show","artist":"David Ford","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11431712-medicine-show-chords-by-david-ford/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1930071?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro] (x2)\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nIt was the first day of summer and the word came down[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]                              [ch]G#[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd then the crowd started gathering on the edge of the town[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTo hear the band start kicking on the count of four[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd then the stranger with a promise of a miracle cure[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nHe stood slender like a switch, cane, jet-black hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]G#[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd stared deep into the frailty of everyone there[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nUntil a smile came wide across his face and so[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]G#[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBegan the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental] (x2)\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nHe pulled a bottle from his pocket, said \"I bring you good news[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]                                [ch]G#[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"I got an end to all your worries and your hurt and them blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nSo if your hair started thinning and your joints get bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]G#[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah it'll take away the pain you never knew that you had. [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nYeah it'll make you good-looking it'll make you feel thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]                                   [ch]G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd cures every one of the seven of the deadliest sins\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nAnd then the money started flying and the crowd below[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nIt was the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWell it takes a little businessman it ain't no crime[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]G#[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo fool enough of the people for enough of their time[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nAnd it's your own damn problem if you're paying out for[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]G#[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA little back-ditch water and little else more[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nAnd when the money's being counted and the stage comes down[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]G#[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're out looking for the suckers of another dumb town[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nAnd sing a prayer for every innocent who can't say no[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]G#[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nIt was the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said \"hey, good-looking, now come on, let's go\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nIt was the smoke and the mirrors of the medicine show[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro] (x2)\nE    B    C#m     B    G#   A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental] (x2)\nE    B    C#m      B    G#   A\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nB G# A","chords":["E","B","C#m","G#","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}