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Here is a story about a sinner,
He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and
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position,
But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements,
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And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition,
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It turned him to the booze,
And he got mixed up with a floosie
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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
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A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission
E7 (an introductory arpeggio)
It's such a shame
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Oh demon alcohol,
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Sad memories I cannot recall,
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Who thought I would say,
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Damn it all, blow it all,
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Oh demon alcohol,
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Memories I can't recall,
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Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
Repeat Chorus Instrumental on line 1, Vocals on 2 and 3 as below
Dm E7(b9) E7
Sad memories I can't recall,
Am Dm9 E7 Am E7 Am
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol
16 Bars as intro
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Barley wine pink gin,
He'll drink anything,
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Port, pernod or tequila,
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks,
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As long as all his troubles disappeared
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But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife,
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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,
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She'll leave him in the gutter,
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It's such a shame
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Oh demon alcohol,
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Sad memories I cannot recall,
Am Dm9
Who thought I would fall,
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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,
Am Dm9 E7 Am E7 Am
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol