Gin And Cigarettes

A D C#m F#m E D C# F#m E C#m F#m E C# F#m E D C# F#m She sits alone at the end of a table E D C# F#m Much too big for one E Once there were parties D C# Bm The glasses and chairs were full C# Now the glamour's gone Bm C# Nothing but time to build a case for regret Bm C# F#m Nothing but time for gin and cigarettes E F#m E D C# F#m E D C# F#m Mem'ries repeat with each skip of the record E D C# F#m Long forgotten dreams E D C# Bm Music that played as a soundtrack throughout her life C# Keeps her company Bm C# Bm Drinking to remember, drinking to forget C# F#m E D Drinking gin and smoking cigarettes F#m E D C# Just smoking cigarettes D F#m Children grow and leave they tell you D Bm F#m Your best has left them scarred D Husbands are no better F#m G# A They only have so many ticks in their hearts F#m E D C# F#m E D C# F#m D Bm F#m E B G F#m E D C# F#m Watching the birds as they fly past her window E B C# Through the smoke her eyes burn F#m E D C# Bm Even though life clipped her wings oh so long ago C# Still the heart it yearns D F#m Soon there's not enough to ease the pain G# A Bm And she's drowning, she's drowning C# C#m She made her choices, she hedged her bets Bm F#m Now all that's left is gin and cigarettes E D C#m F#m E D Just gin and cigarettes C# F#m E gin and cigarettes F#m gin and E D C# F#m E D C#m F#m Bm D C# F#m D C# F#m A D C# F#m