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Here is a story about a sinner,
He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and
E/B
position,
But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements,
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And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition,
A
It turned him to the booze,
And he got mixed up with a floosie
Dm
And she led him to a life of indecision
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The floosie made him spend his dole
She left him lying on Skid Row
AmE7E7/BAmE7AmA drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission
E7 (an introductory arpeggio)
It's such a shame
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Oh demon alcohol,
Dm E7(b9) E7
Sad memories I cannot recall,
AmDm9Dm
Who thought I would say,
E7Am11Am
Damn it all, blow it all,
AmDm11Dm
Oh demon alcohol,
Dm E7(b9) E7
Memories I can't recall,
AmDm9E7AmE7Am
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
Repeat ChorusInstrumental on line 1, Vocals on 2 and 3 as below
Dm E7(b9) E7
Sad memories I can't recall,
AmDm9E7AmE7Am
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
16 Bars as IntroAm
Barley wine pink gin,
He'll drink anything,
E/B
Port, pernod or tequila,
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks,
Am
As long as all his troubles disappeared
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But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife,
Dm
And the floosie's gone and found another sucker
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She's gonna turn him on to drink
She's gonna lead him to the brink
And when his money's gone,
E7E7/BAm
She'll leave him in the gutter,
E7 (ascending roll)
It's such a shame
AmDm11
Oh demon alcohol,
Dm E7(b9)
Sad memories I cannot recall,
AmDm9
Who thought I would fall,
E7Am11Am
Damn it all, blow it all
Instrumental on Chorus and the 1st line of Chorus Vocals on Lines 2 and
3, as below
Dm E7(b9) E7
Sad memories I cannot recall,
AmDm9E7AmE7Am
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
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