New Drink for the Old Drunk
Crooked Fingers
Capo 2

D (xx0232@1)                                G (320003@1)           AWould (x02220@1)you try, could you buy a new drink for the old drunk
         D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)          AIt's (x02220@1)no crime to resign misery with a bottle
           G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)           Bm (x24432@1)     DWell, (xx0232@1)you walked into town without making a sound
        G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)               Bm (x24432@1)      D (xx0232@1)  
And you slipped as you slammed your face into the crowd
        G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)           Bm (x24432@1)            DAs (xx0232@1)you tried to forget all the words that were said
    G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)            Bm (x24432@1)         DTo (xx0232@1)deny all the things that you keep in your head
                                 G (320003@1)               AWhen (x02220@1)you came you were new but today you're much older
         D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)          AYou (x02220@1)were spent so you went to get used in the corner
            G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)  DWhere (xx0232@1)they kicked you around like a rodeo clown
       G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)            Bm (x24432@1)       DAnd (xx0232@1)it echoed through town they were beating you down
             G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)as they spread the word that you liked how it hurt
       G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)       Bm (x24432@1)     DAll (xx0232@1)at once you were cause for a pitiful cure
DHours (xx0232@1)pass by half forgotten
G (320003@1)           ANight (x02220@1)turns black 'cause it's rotten
    DAnd (xx0232@1)we slide right to the bottom
 G (320003@1)         AOur (x02220@1)tongues made out of cotton
DEyes (xx0232@1)seal shut in a slumber
G (320003@1)           A'Til (x02220@1)we hear someone mumble
DCould (xx0232@1)you spare from the tumbler
G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)           
A new drink for the old drunk
D (xx0232@1)                                 G (320003@1)         ANow (x02220@1)you waste all your days in the dark in the corner
         D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)            AWithout (x02220@1)light, without grace, where you wait for the slaughter
            G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)       DWhere (xx0232@1)they spit in your face as the hours grow late
          G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)they laugh as they lie and then seal up your fate
       G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)           DAnd (xx0232@1)you cringe as you binge to forget how you hate
        G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)      DAll (xx0232@1)the doom in this pitiful room you create
D (xx0232@1)       
Hours pass by half forgotten
G (320003@1)          ANight (x02220@1)turns black 'cause it's rotten
    DAnd (xx0232@1)we slide right to the bottom 
 G (320003@1)         AOur (x02220@1)tongues made out of cotton
DEyes (xx0232@1)seal shut in a slumber
G (320003@1)           A'Til (x02220@1)we hear someone mumble
DCould (xx0232@1)you spare from the tumbler
G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)     
A new drink for the old drunk