Intro:
Em D C G D6
Em D C G Bm7
Em
D C
Here I sit at the fire
G D6 Em
Liquor's bitter flames warm my languid soul
D C
Here I drink alone and remember
G Bm7 Em
E graven life, the stain of her memory
D C
In this cup, love's poison
G D6 Em
For love is the poison of life
D C
Tip the cup, feed the fire,
G Bm7
And forget about useless fucking hope. . .
Em Bm7 D Em
Lost in the desolation of love
D C Em
The passions we reap and sow
Bm7 D Em
Lost in the desolation of life
D C Em
This path that we walk. . .
D C G D6
Em D C G Bm7 Em
D C
Here's to love, the sickness
G D6 Em
The great martyr of the soul
D C
Here's to life, the vice
G Bm7 Em
The great herald of misery
D C
In this cup, spiritus frumenti
G Bm7 Em
For this is the nectar of the spirit
D C
Quench the thirst, drown the sorrow
G Bm7
And forget about cold yesterdays. . .
Em Bm7 D Em
Lost in the desolation of love
D C Em
The passions we reap and sow
Bm7 D Em
Lost in the desolation of life
D C Em
This path that we walk. . .
Em Bm7 D Em
Lost in the desolation of love
D C Em
The sorrows we reap and sow
Bm7 D Em
Lost in the desolation of life
D C Em
This path that we walk. . .
Outro:
Bm7 D Em D6 C Em x3