Verse 1
A D A
Once I lived a life of wine and roses,
E AI drank a lot back then for one concern.
Success for me lay just around the corner,
B7 EI thought my social friend would help me make the turn.
Chorus
A D A
Now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses,
I victim of the drunken' life I chose.
D ANow all my social friends look down their noses,
E AFor I get the wine and threw away the rose.
Verse 2
I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me,
E AThe turn I made was not the one I planned.
D AI watched my social standing slip away from me,
As I slowly watched the bottle take command.
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