The Kinks - Alcohol: Guitar Chords

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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.
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It's such a shame.

Chorus:
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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.

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Sad memories I can't recall,
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Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol.

Barley wine, pink gin
He'll drink anything
Port, pernod or tequila
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks
As long as all his troubles disappeared

But he messed up his life when he beat up his wife
And the floosie's gone and found another sucker
She's gonna turn him on to drink
She's gonna lead him to the brink
And when his money's gone
She'll leave him in the gutter
It's such a shame

Chorus:
Oh demon alcohol
Sad memories I can't recall
Who thought I would fall
Damn it all, low, low

Sad memories I can't recall
Who thought I would fall
A slave to demon alcohol


You can simplify chords by removing barre