Steve Earle – Snake Oil (Guitar)

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[Intro] E E B E [Verse 1]
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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

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A listen don't cost a dime

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And if you believe that we're gonna get along just fine
[Verse 2]
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Now I've been travelin' all around

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I heard trouble's come to your town

     A
Well I've got a little somethin'

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Guaranteed to ease your mind

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It's call Snake Oil why y'all

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It's been around for a long, long time
[Instrumental] E E B E [Verse 3]
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Say, your crops will burn if it don't rain soon
Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of June
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Well I can open up the sky

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People never fear

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If you ain't impressed yet, just tell me what you want to hear
[Verse 4]
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Well you lost your farm so you moved to town

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You get a job, they shut the factory down

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Now you sit around all day long feelin' sad and blue

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You need Snake Oil why y'all, tell you what I'm gonna do
[Instrumental] E E B E E E B E [Bridge]
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I can heal the sick, I can mend the lame

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And the blind shall see again, it's all the same
[Verse 5]
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Well ain't your President good to you

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Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too

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Now he's taking his show a little further down the line

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Well, 'tween me and him people, you're gonna get along just fine
[Instrumental] E E B E E E B E [Outro]
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It's called snake oil, y'all

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snake oil, y'all

       A 
called snake oil, y'all

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called snake oil, y'all

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called snake oil, y'all 

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It's gonna help for a long long time