Snake Oil 
Steve Earle

This is your classic boogie rhythm song. Chords
Are as listed…


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Ladies and gentlemen, attention please
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Come in close so everyone can see 
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I got a tale to tell, a listen don't cost a dime 
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And if you believe that we're gonna get along just fine   

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Now I've been travelin' all around 
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I heard trouble's come to your town 
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I've got a little somethin' guaranteed to ease your mind 
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It's call Snake Oil y'all, it's been around for a long, long time   


Kick in distortion:
Say, your crops'll burn if it don't rain soon 
Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of June 
Well I can open up the sky, people have no fear 
If you ain't impressed yet, just tell me what you wanna hear   

Well you lost your farm so you moved to town 
You get a job, they shut the factory down 
Now you sit around all day long feelin' sad and blue 
You need Snake Oil y'all, tell you what I'm gonna do


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I can heal the sick and I can mend the lame 
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And the blind shall see again, it's all the same   


Well ain't your President good to you 
Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too 
Now he's taking his show a little further down the line 
'Tween me and him people, you're gonna get along just fine