Kinks – Alcohol chords

Am E Am E....Am E Am E7 etc...

          AmHere is a story about a sinner, 

He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and 
  E/Bposition, 

But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, 
                                 AmAnd his selfish wife's fanatical ambition, 

AIt turned him to the booze, 

And he got mixed up with a floosie 
                              DmAnd she led him to a life of indecision. 
AmThe floosie made him spend his dole 

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

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

<A Chorus>
Am       Dm11 DmOh demon alcohol,                   
Dm             E7(b9)  E7Sad memories I cannot recall,     
Am          Dm9  DmWho thought I would say, 
E7           Am11    AmDamn it all, blow it all,

<B Chorus> 
Am       Dm11 DmOh demon alcohol,  
Dm         E7(b9)  E7Memories I can't   recall, 
Am          Dm9            E7             Am  E7 AmWho thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol. 

[Repeat  Instrumental on line 1, Vocals on 2 and 3 as below]

Dm             E7(b9)  E7Sad memories I can't  recall,     

Am          Dm9            E7             Am  E7 AmWho thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol. 

[16 Bars as intro]

AmBarley wine pink gin,
He'll drink anything, 
                E/BPort, pernod or tequila, 
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks, 
                                AmAs long as all his troubles disappeared. 

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

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

<A Chorus>
Am        Dm11Oh demon alcohol, 
Dm                    E7(b9)Sad memories I cannot recall, 
Am          Dm9Who thought I would fall, 
E7           Am11    AmDamn it all, blow it all.

[Instrumental on  and the 1st line of  Vocals on Lines 2 and
3, as below]

Dm             E7(b9)  E7Sad memories I cannot recall,     

Am          Dm9            E7             Am  E7 AmWho thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol.