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Candyman

Grateful Dead
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Chords in this song

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Come  all you pretty women with your hair  a hangin' down,
Open  up your windows 'cause the Candyman's in town.
 Come on boys and gamble, roll  those laughing bones,
Seven  come eleven, boys, I'll take your money home.
Look  out, look out,  the Candyman,
Here  he come  and he's gone  again,
Pretty  lady ain't got  no friend 'til
 The Candyman  comes around  again.
 I come in from Memphis where I learned to talk the jive,
 When I get back to Memphis, there'll be one less man alive.
 Good mornin', Mr. Benson, I see you're doing well,
 If I had me a shotgun, I'd blow you straight to hell.
 Come on boys and wager if you have got the mind,
 If you've got a dollar, boys, then lay it on the line.
 Hand me my old guitar, pass the whiskey 'round,
 Won't you tell everybody you meet that the Candyman's in town.

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Readable chord sheet for Candyman by Grateful Dead

[C]Come all you pretty women with your [Gm]hair a hangin' [F]down,

[F]Open up your windows 'cause the Candyman's in [G]town.

Come on boys and [Dm]gamble, [G]roll those laughing [Dm]bones,

[F]Seven come eleven, boys, I'll take your money [G]home.

[Bb]Look out, look [F]out, the [C]Candyman,

[Bb]Here he [F]come and he's [C]gone again,

[Am]Pretty lady ain't [G]got no friend 'til

The [F]Candyman comes [G]around again.

I come in from Memphis where I learned to talk the jive,
When I get back to Memphis, there'll be one less man alive.
Good mornin', Mr. Benson, I see you're doing well,
If I had me a shotgun, I'd blow you straight to hell.

Come on boys and wager if you have got the mind,
If you've got a dollar, boys, then lay it on the line.
Hand me my old guitar, pass the whiskey 'round,
Won't you tell everybody you meet that the Candyman's in town.

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