Before The Soul Goes To Waste
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[Intro ]
Em G Am Em x2
[Verso 1]
Em G Am Em
I was young, and fragile, when the liquor took hold
Em G Am Em
It came as a friend, but it left as a foe
Em G Am Em
And if I could go back to the very first sip
Em G Am Em
I'd clean up the wounds that the booze bandaged
Em G Am Em x2
Em G Am Em
Two fifths of whiskey to start the night off
Em G Am Em
Get drunk with the moon, go to bed with the sun
Em G Am Em
Next mornin', the taste of familiar regret
Em G Am Em
Sip on the poison, slow death's what you get
[Refrão]
G Am Em
But the craving is worse than last time
G Am Em
If I don't quit soon it'll claim me for life
G Am Em
I'm scared to try one more time
G Am Em
'Cause when I relapse, it feels like a crime
G Am Em x2
[Verso 2]
Em G Am Em
There was a time when drinkin' felt like makin' love
Em G Am Em
Now that woman wants more , but I've had enough
Em G Am Em
I'm weary, and I'm a fool, for falling in temptation
Em G Am Em
It pulls on my strings and I lose the hesitation
[Refrão]
G Am Em
But the craving is worse than last time
G Am Em
If I don't quit soon it'll claim me for life
G Am Em
I'm scared to try one more time
G Am Em
'Cause when I relapse, it feels like a crime
G Am Em
'Cause when I relapse, it feels like a crime
Em N.C.
[Verso 3]
Em G Am Em
I don't trust the bottle or its intentions for my life
Em G Am Em
It wakes up the ghosts that my father left behind
Em G Am Em
And if I must return to my old, deranged ways
Em G Am Em
Get rid of the body, before the soul goes to waste
Outro
Em G Am Em x2
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