Drinking Song

G I might have grown to be C A sailor on the seven seas G And save the hero of the story C From the belly of the beast C G But the knight would get the credit D G And the damsel, and the gold C D G And all I get’s the gift of growing old G I might have grown to be a miner C With an eye for precious stone G And find a vein of diamond worth C More than all of the town could hold C G And maybe in my charity D G The land comes to prosperity C D G With my luck, I'd still end up in the cold C 'Cause you won't rewrite history G To commemorate the likes of me C G And you would not believe me if I tried C C To tell you all the things I've seen D G And all the places that I've been C D G So pour the hall another cup of wine G I might have grown to be a king C More mighty than the kings you've known G Who led us through a peaceful time C And never simply occupied the throne C G But out of castle light D G I'd still be such a sight for sorest eyes C D G I'd be a pauper in disguise G I might’ve led the cavalry C To glory on the battlefield G And they would cast a monument C In silver of my weathered shield C G But now with all my medals pawned D G No proof except my silver tongue C D G To tell of all the valor I have won C 'Cause you won't rewrite history G To commemorate the likes of me C G And you would not believe me if I tried C C To tell you all the things I've seen D G And all the places that I've been C D G So pour the hall another cup of wine G I might’ve been a good man C Oh, who loved someone with all he had G And did right by the ones he'd known C And gave away the wealth of him C G Until the purse was empty D G Even so, you would forget me C Like a dying star D G I burn until I'm dark C 'Cause you won't rewrite history G To commemorate the likes of me C G And you would not believe me if I tried C C To tell you all the things I've seen D G And all the places that I've been C D G So pour the hall another cup of wine C D G So pour my friends another cup of wine