With hard stops
| G | Am | C | Dm |
| → | I took my troubles down | to | Madame Rue |
| G | Am | C | Dm |
| → | You know that gypsy with | the | gold-capped tooth |
| C | Am |
| She’s got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and | Vine |
Hard stop on the V
| Dm | E | Am |
| Sellin’ little bottles of | love potion number | nine |
Normal strum
| Am | Dm |
| I told her that I was a | flop with chicks |
| Am | Dm |
| I’ve been this way since 19 | 56 |
| C | Am | |
| She l | ooked at my palm and she made a magic | sign |
| Dm | E | Am | |
| She s | aid what you need is | love potion number | nine |
| Dm | |
| She | bent down and turned around and gave me a wink |
| B7 | |
| She | said I’m gonna make it up right here in the sink |
| Dm | |
| It | smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink |
Hard stop on “held”
| E | |
| I | held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink |
| Am | Dm |
| I didn’t know if it was | day or night |
| Am | Dm |
| I started kissin’ every | thing in sight |
| C | Am | |
| But w | hen I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and | Vine |
| Dm | E | Am | |
| He | broke my little bottle of | love potion number | nine |
Solo
| Dm | B7 | Dm |
| E | ||
| I | held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink |
| Am | Dm |
| I didn’t know if it was | day or night |
| Am | Dm |
| I started kissin’ every | thing in sight |
| C | Am | |
| But w | hen I kissed that cop down on Thirty-Fourth and | Vine |
| Dm | E | Am | |
| He | broke my little bottle of | love potion number | nine |
| Dm | Am |
| Love potion number | nine |
| Dm | Am |
| Love potion number | nine |
Ringing
| Dm | Am |
| Love potion number | nine |