E
A stinking sun burned me awake
A
Through the shattered windowpane
E
I recalled through eyes of claret red
A
He had taken me again
G#m7
And the hair of the dog revives me
A C#m
But I find it hard to swallow
[Chorus]
A
It's a marriage made in heaven
A7 E
Between me and the bottle
[Verse]
E
A thousand words fell through my hands
A
And the room just spins
E
This sodden mattress holds my heart
A
And cradles my regrets
G#m
I'll read it once again
A
For he knows that I'll not follow
[Chorus]
A
It's a marriage of convenience
A7 E
Between me and the bottle
[Verse]
E
So King Alcohol's come back
A
With the traffic's mournful cry
E
And he swaggers, drunk and skinful
A
Through my throat all parched and dry
[Bridge]
G#m7
And if I should die before I wake
A
I pray the Lord my soul to take
A
Then I could rest
A G#m
And never wake again in sorrow
[Chorus]
A
It's a marriage on the rocks
A7 C#m C#m7
Between me and the bottle
