[Verso 1]

G                                     G7 
This bed that I lay on is narrow and cold 
C                                       G 
This sickness inside me, it tears at my soul 
G 
And the devil awaits me, he calls me his son 
                                           D 
For he knows I'm cornered and too weak to run 


[Verso 2]

 G                                      G7 
For I soon must return to my gutter of thrills 
C                                       G 
Where joy is the needle or a bottle of pills 
                                                     D 
Where a man welcomes misery like an old friend from home 
                                  C         G 
That he uses and abuses till the misery is gone 


[Verso 3]

G                                           G7 
My mind's filled with torture my body's in pain 
C                                         G 
But the needle is warm as it sinks in my vein 
                              D                G 
Just a matter of seconds then my mind will be free 
                                             D 
From the coldness and darkness that dominate me 


[Verso 4]

G                                            G7 
But the freedom is short lived and then I'm alone 
C                                          G 
I must find the pusher but my money's all gone 
                                           D 
Then the cycle of horror starts over once more 
D                                           D 
Oh God, don't let me suffer this misery no more