Verse 1

A              D                A
Once I lived a life of wine and roses,
  E                             A
I drank a lot back then for one concern.
                   D               A
Success for me lay just around the corner,
             B7                                   E
I thought my social friend would help me make the turn.

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        A              D                A
Now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses,
  E                             A
I victim of the drunken' life I chose.
                  D                       A
Now all my social friends look down their noses,
      E                               A
For I get the wine and threw away the rose.



Verse 2
A              D                       A
I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me,
    E                             A
The turn I made was not the one I planned.
                    D             A
I watched my social standing slip away from me,
     B7                            E
As I slowly watched the bottle take command.

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