Life Of Wine And Roses Chords & Lyrics - Merle Haggard

[C]Once I lived a life of [F]wine and [C]Roses.
I [G7]drank a lot back then for one [C]concern.
Success for me lay [F]just around the corner. I
thought my [G7]social friends would help me make
the [C]turn.

[CHORUS]
[C]Now I'm paying for the [F]days of
wine and [C]and roses. A v[G7]ictim of the
drunken life I [C]chose. Now all my social
[F]friends look down their [C]noses. Cause I
[G7]kept the wine and through away the [C]rose.

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]

[C]I stood by and watched the [F]bottle take
[C]control of me. The t[G7]urn I made was not
the one I [C]planned. And I watched my social
[F]standing slip [C]away from me. While I
[G7]watched the bottle slowly take [C]command.
(repeat chorus)