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 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 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 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 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)
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Candy Man by Grateful Dead