Charles Aznavour – I Drink (Guitar)
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Je Bois (French Version)
[Verse]
Dm A7 I drink to drive away all the years I have hated A7 Dm The ambitions frustrated that no longer survive Dm A7 I drink day after day to the chaos behind me A7 Dm Yes, I drink to remind me that I still am alive
[Chorus]
D F#7 Bm So I give you a toast to the endless confusions G F#7 Bm To the lies and delusions that have swallowed my life D F#7 Bm Yes, I give you a toast to the wine and the roses G A7 Dm To the deadly cirrhosis that can cut like a knife
[Verse]
Dm A7 I drink to catch a gleam of the love we degraded A7 Dm Of a life that has faded like the vanishing moon Dm A7 I drink as in a dream to my waning desire A7 Dm To the passionate fire that has burned out so soon
[Chorus]
D F#7 Bm I drink and I drown in the promise you made me G F#7 Bm All the times you betrayed me in your anger and spite D F#7 Bm When you took on the town when you looked for the action G A7 Dm When you took satisfaction like a whore in the night
[Verse]
Dm A7 I drink to make-believe that my life is worth living A7 Dm That the gods are forgiving at the end of the day Dm A7 I drink because I grieve for the dreams when we started A7 Dm For the innocent-hearted who got lost on the way
[Chorus]
D F#7 Bm For the children unborn for their dead phantom faces G F#7 Bm For our sterile embraces in the tomb of your bed D F#7 Bm I drink and I mourn for the harvest that failed G A7 Dm For the ship that has sailed for the hope that is dead
[Verse]
Dm A7 I drink to find a place where the darkness can hide me A7 Dm Till the terror inside me can at last disappear Dm A7 I drink to my disgrace till oblivion claims me A7 Dm Till there's nothing that shames me till I'm blind to my fear
[Chorus]
D F#7 Bm Yes, I drink till I burst in my own degradation G F#7 Bm To the edge of damnation that is waiting below D F#7 Bm Yes, I drink with a thirst that destroys and depraves me G A7 Dm Engulfs and enslaves me and will never let go
[Verse]
Dm A7 I drink until I'm lost and the street is my hideout A7 Dm Where I vomit my pride out till I'm gasping for breath Dm A7 I drink to count the cost of a life I despair for A7 Dm Until God hears my prayer for the compassion of death
[Chorus]
D F#7 Bm So I spit out my bile at the gods who demean us G F#7 Bm At the silence between us at the love none can save D F#7 Bm For a life that is vile for a soul that is ailing G A7 Dm For a body that's failing as it heads for the grave
[Outro]
A Dm Ebm I drink without a care... drink because I must Ebm Em F Drink to my despair... I drink to your disgust A A7 Dm Am I drink, drink, drink... by God I drink! Dm Am Dm Am Dm Yes I drink!