The Old Black Rum Cifras

[Verse 1]
        G                       D        G
I drank sixteen doubles for the price of one
C                  G           D
Trying to find the courage to talk to one
            C   D G            C    D G
I asked her for a dance, Not a second glance
             C    D
My night had just begun.
        G                         D    G
When I drink to the Father or the Holy Ghost,
C                   G           D
I'm kneeling at the altar of my nightly post.
        C     D   G              C     D  G
So I'll raise the glass. Not the first or last.
G            D       G
Come join me in this toast.
 
[Chorus]
            D                     G
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   C        D
Like a dog wrapped round my leg.
                              G
And the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   D    G    C
Well I live for another day, hey.
          G          D     G
Well I'll live for another day.
 
[Verse 2]
        G                                 D          G
Well the queen of George Street just came walking on by.
C          G           D
Walking on by with some guy who don't care.
         C     D   G          C    D    G
That she stood in line. Since half past nine.
G            C       D
And spent three hours on her hair (on her hair).
        G                           D    G
Her friend is looking at me with an evil grin.
C                   G           D
I think a bloody racket might soon begin.
        C     D   G                 C     D      G
I must have said something. To the George Street queen.
G            D       G
The boys are joining in.
 
[Chorus]
            D                     G
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   C        D
Like a dog wrapped round my leg.
                              G
And the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   D    G    C
Well I live for another day, hey.
          G          D     G
Well I'll live for another day.
 
[Verse 3]
        G                         D               G
So I drank all of my money and I slept out in the rain.
C             G                D
Every day is different but the nights are all the same.
          C   D   G           C   D     G
You never see the sun. On the old black rum.
G            D       G
But you know I'm gonna do it again.
 
[Chorus]
           D                     G
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   C        D
Like a dog wrapped round my leg.
                              G
And the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   D    G    C
Well I live for another day, hey.
          G          D     G
Well I'll live for another day.
 
[Outro]
           D                     G
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   C        D
Like a dog wrapped round my leg.
                              G
And the old black rum's got a hold of me.
                   D    G    C
Well I live for another day, hey.
          G          D     G
Well I'll live for another day.
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