[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

[Chorus] 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

[Chorus] 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

[Chorus] 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

[Chorus] 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)