Am
 (Love potion number nine)
Em
 (Love potion number nine)
Am
 (Love potion number nine)
| Em | Am |

[Verse 1]
Em                         Am
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth.
Em                                Am
You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth.
      G                                   Em
She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine.
Am                         B7              Em
Sellin' little bottles of:  Love Potion Number Nine. (Love potion number nine)

[Verse 2]
                         Am
I told her that I was a: Flop with chics.
Em                         Am
I've been this way since 1956.
    G                                      Em
She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign.
    Am                       B7               Em
She said "What you need is":  "Love Potion Number Nine." (Love potion number nine)

[Verse 3]
    Am
She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink.
    F#7
She said: "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink".
   Am
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink.
  B7                               Bm
I held my nose and closed my eyes, I took a drink.

[Chorus]
Em                      Am
I didn't know if it was day or night.
Em                     Am
I started kissin' everything in sight.
    G                                             Em
But when I kissed a cop down at Thirty-Fourth and Vine.
   Am                         B7              Em
He broke my little bottle of:  Love Potion Number Nine. (Love potion number nine)

[Break]
| Am | Am | F#7 | F#7 |
| Am | Am |

[Bridge]
  B7                              Bm
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink.

[Chorus]
Em                       Am
Mmh, I didn't know if it was day or night.
Em                     Am
I started kissin' everything in sight.
    G                                             Em
But when I kissed a cop down at Thirty-Fourth and Vine.
   Am                         Bm7             Em                     
He broke my little bottle of:  Love Potion Number Nine. (Love potion number nine)

[Outro]
Am                  Em
 Love Potion Number Nine.
Am              Em
 Love Potion Number Nine.
Am                  Em
 Love Potion Number Nine.
Am              Em
 Love potion number nine.