Alcohol chords by Debra Cowan
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Intro 1
(A minor) (E major) (A minor) (E major) (A minor) (E major) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor)
(E major)
Verse 1
Here's the (A minor) story of a (E major) sinner.
(A minor) He used to be a winner,
(F major) enjoy (A minor) ing a life of
(E major) prominence and position.
But the pressures at the office
His socialite engagements
His selfish wife's fanatical ambition
(A minor) It (E major) (A major) turned into the booze
And he got mixed up with a floozy
She led him to a life (Edim) of (A major) in decision
(D minor) The floozy made (A minor) him spend his dough
(E major) She (F major) left him (A minor) ly ing on skid (E major) row
a drunken lag (A minor) in some Salva
(E major) tion Army mission.
(A minor) It's (A major) such (E major) a shame.
(A minor) Ah, demon al (D minor) cohol
(G major) Memories I cannot (C major) recall
Who (A minor) thought (D minor) I would say
Dam (E major) n it all and (A minor) blow it all
Oh, demon al (D minor) cohol
Memor (G major) ies I (C major) cannot recall
(A minor) Who thought I (D minor) would fall
A (E major) slave to demon al (A major) co hol? (A minor) (E major) (A major) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
(D minor) (E major) (A minor) (E major) (A minor) (E major) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (E major)
Barley, (A major) (A minor) wine, (E major) pink gin, (F major) (A minor) he'll drink any (E major) thing, (F major) (A minor) port,
(E major) Pernod, or tequila, rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks
as long as all his troubles disappear
(A minor) but (E major) he messed (A major) up his (Edim) life
when he (A major) beat up his wife
now (Edim) the (A major) floozy's gone
and found an (Edim) other sucker (D minor)
she's gonna turn (A minor) him on to drink
(E major) she's gonna lead (A minor) him to the brink
(E major) and when his money's (A minor) gone
she'll (E major) leave him in the gutter
it's (A major) such (E major) a shame (D minor) (E major)
(A minor) Blood, demon, al (D minor) cohol
Memor (G major) ies I cannot (C major) recall
(A minor) Who thought I (D minor) would save,
(E major) tear it all, and (A minor) blow it all away?
Blood, (E major) (C major) (A major) de mon, (D minor) alcohol
Memor (G major) ies I (C major) cannot recall
Who (A minor) thought I (D minor) would fall
a (E major) slave to demon al (A minor) co hol? (E major) (A minor) (E major) (A minor)
(E major) (A minor) (E major) (A major) (E major) (F sharp minor) (E major) (C sharp minor) (E major) (A major)
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