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W S Walcott Medicine Show

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[Verse]
GWhen your arms are empty, got noFwhere to go
GCome on D7out and Gcatch the show
There'll be Gsaints and sinners you'll see B7losers and winners
ACll kinds of people you might C#dim7want to know
Once you gGet it, you can't E7forget it,
W.S. Eb7Walcott MD7edicine GShow
[Chorus 1]
You know Che always Dholds it Ein a tent,
And if you're Glooking for Cthe real thing,D  
He can Cshow you D7where it Gwent.
[Verse]
There's a Gyoung faith healer he's a Fwoman stealer
GHe will D7cure by his comGmand
When the Gmusic's hot you might B7have to stand
To Chear the Klondike Klu Klux C#dim7steamboat band
Don't you Gsweat it, you can't E7forget it 
W.S. Eb7Walcott MD7edicine GShow
[Chorus 2]
I'd Crather die hapDpy than Enot die at all
And a Gman is a Cfool, D  
who Cwill not D7heed the Gcall
[Verse]
Gonna see GMiss Brer Foxhole she's got Fdiamonds in her teeth
  GShe is D7real gold dGown underneath
She's a Grock and roll singer and a B7true dead ringer
  CFor something like you ain't C#dim7never seen
Once you Gget it, you can't forE7get it   
W.S. Eb7Walcott D7Medicine GShow
W.S. Eb7Walcott MD7edicine GShow
W.S. Eb7Walcott MD7edicine GShow
W.S. Eb7Walcott MD7edicine GShow
[Intro]
e---------------------3-|-------------------|
B-----------------------|-------------6--3--|
G------------------2b---|-------------5--3--|
D------0-3----3---------|------0-3----------|
A----3------------------|----3--------------|
E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3--------|
e---------------------3-|-------------6-6-3--|
B-----------------------|-------------6-6-3--|
G------------------2b---|--------------------|
D------0-3----3---------|------0-3-----------|
A----3------------------|----3---------------|
E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3---------|
e---------------------3-|----------------3-|
B-----------------------|-------------6----|
G------------------2b---|-------------5b---|
D------0-3----3---------|------0-3---------|
A----3------------------|----3-------------|
E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3-------|
e---------------------3-|----------------------|
B-----------------------|-------------6--6-6-6-|
G------------------2b---|-------------5b-3h5p3-|
D------0-3----3---------|------0-3-------------|
A----3------------------|----3-----------------|
E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3-----------|
Chords Used
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Robertson) 
Time signature: 4/4 
Key = C
[Verse]
||  G|  F|  G   D7|  G||
||  G|  B7|  C|  C#dim7||
||  G|  E7|  Eb   D7|  G||
[Chorus] 
||  C   D|  E|  G   C|  D/  C   D7|  G||
C#dim7: x4535x 
Eb:    xx5343

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W S Walcott Medicine Show

by The Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim7

Eb7

[Verse]

G F

When your arms are empty, got nowhere to go

G D7 G

Come on out and catch the show

G B7

There'll be saints and sinners you'll see losers and winners

C C#dim7

All kinds of people you might want to know

G E7

Once you get it, you can't forget it,

Eb7 D7 G

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

[Chorus 1]

C D E

You know he always holds it in a tent,

G C D

And if you're looking for the real thing,

C D7 G

He can show you where it went.

[Verse]

G F

There's a young faith healer he's a woman stealer

G D7 G

He will cure by his command

G B7

When the music's hot you might have to stand

C C#dim7

To hear the Klondike Klu Klux steamboat band

G E7

Don't you sweat it, you can't forget it

Eb7 D7 G

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

[Chorus 2]

C D E

I'd rather die happy than not die at all

G C D

And a man is a fool,

C D7 G

who will not heed the call

[Verse]

G F

Gonna see Miss Brer Foxhole she's got diamonds in her teeth

G D7 G

She is real gold down underneath

G B7

She's a rock and roll singer and a true dead ringer

C C#dim7

For something like you ain't never seen

G E7

Once you get it, you can't forget it

Eb7 D7 G

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

Eb7 D7 G

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

Eb7 D7 G

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

Eb7 D7 G

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

[Intro]

e---------------------3-|-------------------|

B-----------------------|-------------6--3--|

G------------------2b---|-------------5--3--|

D------0-3----3---------|------0-3----------|

A----3------------------|----3--------------|

E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3--------|

e---------------------3-|-------------6-6-3--|

B-----------------------|-------------6-6-3--|

G------------------2b---|--------------------|

D------0-3----3---------|------0-3-----------|

A----3------------------|----3---------------|

E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3---------|

e---------------------3-|----------------3-|

B-----------------------|-------------6----|

G------------------2b---|-------------5b---|

D------0-3----3---------|------0-3---------|

A----3------------------|----3-------------|

E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3-------|

e---------------------3-|----------------------|

B-----------------------|-------------6--6-6-6-|

G------------------2b---|-------------5b-3h5p3-|

D------0-3----3---------|------0-3-------------|

A----3------------------|----3-----------------|

E-3--------3-----3------|-3--------3-----------|

Chords Used

W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Robertson)

Time signature: 4/4

Key = C

[Verse]

G F G D7 G

|| | | | ||

G B7 C C#dim7

|| | | | ||

G E7 Eb D7 G

|| | | | ||

[Chorus]

C D E G C D C D7 G

|| | | | / | ||

C#dim7: x4535x

Eb: xx5343

About W S Walcott Medicine Show Chords by The Band

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