Am E Am E    Am E Am E7 etc     

          Am  
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,   
                                 Am  
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    
Am  
The floosie made him spend his dole   

She left him lying on Skid Row   
          Am             E7     E7/B Am E7 Am  
A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission    

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

 

[Refrão]
Am       Dm11 Dm  
Oh demon alcohol,                     
Dm             E7(b9)  E7  
Sad memories I cannot recall,       
Am          Dm9  Dm  
Who thought I would say,   
E7           Am11    Am  
Damn it all, blow it all,  
  

[Refrão]
Am       Dm11 Dm  
Oh demon alcohol,    
Dm         E7(b9)  E7  
Memories I can't   recall,   
Am          Dm9            E7             Am  E7 Am  
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  

Am  
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    

A  
But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife,   
                                         Dm  
And the floosie's gone and found another sucker   
Am  
She's gonna turn him on to drink   
She's gonna lead him to the brink   
And when his money's gone,   
       E7        E7/B   Am  
She'll leave him in the gutter,   

E7 (ascending roll)  
It's such a shame    

[Refrão]

Am        Dm11  
Oh demon alcohol,   
Dm                    E7(b9)  
Sad memories I cannot recall,   
Am          Dm9  
Who thought I would fall,   
E7           Am11    Am  
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