Key: B
Introduction:
B B7 E
brew the coffee in a bucket, double straight man and banjo
B E F#7
if you don't got the snake oil, buster, you don't got a show
B E
who puts the doh-re-me in our pockets keeps the party going on?
B F#7 B
it's the man who sells the potions, i'm just one who plays the songs
F# F#7 B
now they generally buys the bigger size, they usually rub it in
E B E F#7
i drank it once, it tasted, like grease and paraffin
B E
it's mostly alcohol, okay you can't deny it's strong
B F# B
we was going through the motions, ?til the doctor came along
B Ebm E B
there stands the bottle, ladies and gentlemen
E B E F#7
all these bottles, don't have to tell you, friends
B Ebm E
these days miracles, don't come falling from the sky
B B7 F#7 B
raise your glasses to the doctor, to a stand up guy
verse 2
B B7 E
when the monkeyshine is flying and he's promising the cure
B E F#7
he says the french for your lovesick blues, la maladie d'amour
B E
he gets the chumps all laughing but he gets a few to buy
B F#7 B
here's to beefsteak when you're hungry, and whiskey when you're dry
F# F#7 B B7
now the band'll blow their moolah,like sailors gone ashore
E B E F#7
now we're going to west helena, to gamble, drink and whore
B B7 E
let's you and me, all make whoopee, here's mud in your eye
B F# B
here's to all the gals you ever want, and heaven when you die
B Ebm E B
there stands the bottle, ladies and gentlemen
E B E F#7
all these bottles, don't have to tell you, friends
B Ebm E
these days miracles, don't come falling from the sky
B B7 F#7 B
raise your glasses to the doctor, to a stand up guy
verse 3
B B7 E
there's a big cheese with a cigar, been sizing up the show
B E F#7
he wants to get the doctor, pitching on the radio
B B7 E
i will make a switch to guitar, but the rules all still apply
B F#7 B
they want to trust somebody, yeah, they want a stand up guy
B Ebm E B
there stands the bottle, ladies and gentlemen
E B E F#7
all these bottles, don't have to tell you, friends
B Ebm E
these days miracles, don't come falling from the sky
B B7 F#7 B
raise your glasses to the doctor, to a stand up guy
B7 F#7 B
to a stand up guy