Candyman

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[Intro Riff] x 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------11-11------10----10-----------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-7-5----|
D|--8s10-------8s10----10----8s10------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Intro End Riff] x 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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]
e|----------------------| e|-----------------|
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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)

Candyman chords and lyrics

Free chords for Candyman by Grateful Dead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[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]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Candyman Chords by Grateful Dead

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