{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1480349,"song":"Drunkards Doom","artist":"Vandaveer","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11268640-drunkards-doom-chords-by-vandaveer/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1480349?type=chord","rating":0.08425,"votes":0,"content":"This is a very old American Folk song about the Temperance Movement. It is not recorded \r\nfrequently, however Vandaveer does one of the best versions. These chords are very \r\nsimple, so listen to the recording to get an idea of how to interpret the song.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt dawn of day, I saw a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStand by a grog saloon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis eyes were sunk, his lips were parched;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh, that's the drunkards's doom.[/tab]\r\n\r\nHis little son stood by his side,\r\n
Then to his father said,\r\n
\"Father, Mother lies sick at home
\r\nAnd Sister cries for bread.\"\r\n\r\nHe rose and staggered to the bar,\r\n
As oft he'd done before,\r\n
And to the landlord, smiling, said:
\r\n\"Just fill me one glass more.\"\r\n\r\nThe cup was filled at his command;\r\n
He drank the poisoned bowl.\r\n
He drank, while wife and children starved,
\r\nAnd ruined his own soul.\r\n\r\nA year had passed, I went that way,\r\n
A hearse stood at the door.\r\n
I paused to ask, and one replied,\r\n
\"The drunkard is no more.\"\r\n\r\nI saw the hearse move slowly on,\r\n
Nor wife nor child was there.
\r\nThey, too, had flown to Heaven's bright home,
\r\nAnd left a world of care.","plain_text":"This is a very old American Folk song about the Temperance Movement. It is not recorded \nfrequently, however Vandaveer does one of the best versions. These chords are very \nsimple, so listen to the recording to get an idea of how to interpret the song.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis little son stood by his side,\n
Then to his father said,\n
\"Father, Mother lies sick at home
\nAnd Sister cries for bread.\"\n\nHe rose and staggered to the bar,\n
As oft he'd done before,\n
And to the landlord, smiling, said:
\n\"Just fill me one glass more.\"\n\nThe cup was filled at his command;\n
He drank the poisoned bowl.\n
He drank, while wife and children starved,
\nAnd ruined his own soul.\n\nA year had passed, I went that way,\n
A hearse stood at the door.\n
I paused to ask, and one replied,\n
\"The drunkard is no more.\"\n\nI saw the hearse move slowly on,\n
Nor wife nor child was there.
\nThey, too, had flown to Heaven's bright home,
\nAnd left a world of care.","chords":["G","C","Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}