Medicine Show
David Ford
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E B C#m B G# A [Verse 1]E It was the first day of summer andB C#m the word came downB And then the crowd startedG# A gathering on the edge of the townE To hear the band start kicking onB C#m the count of fourB And then the stranger with aG# A promise of a miracle cureE He stood slender like a switch,B C#m cane, jet-black hairB And stared deep into the frailty ofG# A everyone thereE Until a smile came wide across hisB C#m face and soB Began the smoke and the mirrors ofG# A the medicine show. [Instrumental] (x2)E B C#m B G# A [Verse 2]E He pulled a bottle from his pocket,B C#m said "I bring you good newsContinues after the adB "I got an end to all your worriesG# A and your hurt and them bluesE So if your hair started thinningB C#m and your joints get badB Yeah it'll take away the pain youG# A never knew that you had.E Yeah it'll make you good-lookingB C#m it'll make you feel thinB And cures every one of the seven ofG# A the deadliest sins"E And then the money started flyingB C#m and the crowd belowB It was the smoke and the mirrors ofG# A the medicine show [Chorus]E It was the smoke and the mirrors ofB C#m the medicine showB It was the smoke and the mirrors ofG# A the medicine show [Verse 3]E Well it takes a little businessmanB C#m it ain't no crimeB To fool enough of the people forG# A enough of their timeE And it's your own damn problem ifB C#m you're paying out forB G# A little back-ditch water andA little else moreE And when the money's being countedB C#m and the stage comes downB We're out looking for the suckersG# A of another dumb townE And sing a prayer for everyB C#m innocent who can't say noB To the smoke and the mirrors of theG# A medicine show [Chorus]E It was the smoke and the mirrors ofB C#m the medicine showB I said "hey, good-looking, now comeG# A on, let's go"E It was the smoke and the mirrors ofB C#m the medicine show