Alcohol

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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,
And his selfish wife's fanatical 
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ambition,

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It turned him to the booze,

And he got mixed up with a floosie
And she led him to a life of 
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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 
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Army Mission.

E7 (an introductory arpeggio)
It's such a shame.

[A Chorus]
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Oh demon alcohol,
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Sad memories I cannot recall,
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Am          Dm9  Dm
Who thought I would say,
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Damn it all, blow it all,

[B Chorus]
Am       Dm11 Dm
Oh demon alcohol,
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Memories I can't   recall,
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Who thought I would fall a slave
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 to demon alcohol.

(Repeat B Chorus Instrumental on 
line 1, Vocals on 2 and 3 as below)

Dm             E7(b9)  E7
Sad memories I can't  recall,
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Who thought I would fall a slave
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 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,
As long as all his troubles 
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disappeared.

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But he messed up his life when he 
beat up his wife,
And the floosie's gone and found 
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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,

E7 (ascending roll)
It's such a shame.

[A Chorus]
Am        Dm11
Oh demon alcohol,
Dm                    E7(b9)
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Am          Dm9
Who thought I would fall,
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Damn it all, blow it all.

(Instrumental on A Chorus and the 
1st line of B chorus Vocals on lines
 2 and 3, as below)

Dm             E7(b9)  E7
Sad memories I cannot recall,
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Who thought I would fall a slave
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 to demon alcohol.