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