| Dm | Gm |
| I took my troubles down to M | adame Ruth |
| Dm | Gm |
| You know that gypsy with the g | old-capped tooth |
| F | Dm | |
| Sh | e's got a pad down on Th | irty-Fourth and Vine |
| Gm | A7 | Dm | |
| S | elling little bottles of | Love Potion number N | ine |
| Dm | Gm |
| I told her that I was a fl | op with chics |
| Dm | Gm |
| I've been this way since nineteen-f | ifty-six |
| F | Dm | |
| She l | ooked at my palm and she m | ade a magic sign |
| Gm | A7 | Dm | |
| She s | aid, "What you need is | Love Potion number N | ine" |
| Gm | |
| She b | ent down and turned around and gave me a wink |
| E7 | |
| She s | aid, "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" |
| Dm | |
| It sm | elled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink |
| A7 | |
| I h | eld my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink |
| Dm | Gm |
| I didn't know if it was d | ay or night |
| Dm | Gm |
| I started kissing everyth | ing in sight |
| F | Dm | |
| But wh | en I kissed a cop down on Th | irty-Fourth and Vine |
| Gm | A7 | Dm | |
| He br | oke my little bottle of | Love Potion number N | ine |
| Gm | |
| She b | ent down and turned around and gave me a wink |
| E7 | |
| She s | aid, "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink" |
| Dm | |
| It sm | elled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink |
| A7 | |
| I h | eld my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink |
| Dm | Gm |
| I didn't know if it was d | ay or night |
| Dm | Gm |
| I started kissing everyth | ing in sight |
| F | Dm | |
| But wh | en I kissed a cop down on Th | irty-Fourth and Vine |
| Gm | A7 | Dm | |
| He br | oke my little bottle of | Love Potion number N | ine |
| A7 | Dm |
| Love Potion number N | ine |
| A7 | Dm |
| Love Potion number N | ine |
| A7 | Dm |
| Love Potion number N | ine |
