G                                     G7
This bed that I lay on is narrow and cold
C                                       G
This sickness inside me, it tears at my soul
G
And the devil awaits me, he calls me his son
                                           D
For he knows I'm cornered and too weak to run

[Verse 2]

 G                                      G7
For I soon must return to my gutter of thrills
C                                       G
Where joy is the needle or a bottle of pills
                                                     D
Where a man welcomes misery like an old friend from home
                                  C         G
That he uses and abuses till the misery is gone

[Verse 3]

G                                           G7
My mind's filled with torture my body's in pain
C                                         G
But the needle is warm as it sinks in my vein
                              D                G
Just a matter of seconds then my mind will be free
                                             D
From the coldness and darkness that dominate me

[Verse 4]

G                                            G7
But the freedom is short lived and then I'm alone
C                                          G
I must find the pusher but my money's all gone
                                           D
Then the cycle of horror starts over once more
D                                           D
Oh God, don't let me suffer this misery no more