Alcohol

[Intro ]
Em Em Em C Em C B7 

 
         Em            C 
Here's a story about a sinner 

He used to be a winner 
    Em                               B7 
Who enjoyed a life of prominence and position 

But the pressures at the office 

And his socialite engagements 
                                 Em 
And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition 
 

 
       E7 
But it turned him to the booze 

And he got mixed up with a floosie 
                               Am 
And she led him to a life of indecision 
            Em 
The floosie made him spend his dole 

She left him lying on skid row 
                          B7          Em 
A drunken lag in some salvation army mission 

            B7    Em 
It's such a shame 
 

 
          Am 
Oh, demon alcohol 
D            G             Em 
Sad memories I can't recall 
            Am 
Who thought I would say 
B7              Em         E7 
Damn it all and blow it all 
          Am 
Oh, demon alcohol 
D7       G             Em 
Memories I can't recall 
            Am 
Who thought I would fall 
  B7             Em 
A slave to demon alcohol  

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Em Em Em Em 
C C B7 

 
Em 
Barley wine, pink gin 

He'll drink anything 
                B7 
Port, pernod or tequila 

Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks 
                                 Em 
As long as all his troubles disappeared 
 

 
       E7 
But he messed up his life 

Went and beat up his wife 
                                         Am 
And the floosie's gone and found another sucker 
            Em                   E 
She's gonna leave him to the drink 
            Em 
She's gonna lead him to the brink 
                                  B7                     Em 
And when his money's gone, she'll leave him in the gutter 

     B7          Em 
It's such a shame 
 

 
          Am 
Oh, demon alcohol 
D            G             Em 
Sad memories I can't recall 
            Am 
Who thought I would say 
B7              Em         E7 
Damn it all and blow it all 
          Am      D 
Oh, demon alcohol 
         G             Em 
Memories I can't recall 
            Am 
Who thought I would fall 
  B7             Em 
A slave to demon alcohol 

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