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I used to be a big man I owned most all this town 
  
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And I was well respected by folks for miles around  

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Then I turned to the bottle lost my home destroyed my name  

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My drinking friends elected me to the Alcohol of Fame  


D7                                   C                 G 
Tonight there'll be no laughter when I tell them how I feel  

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But a man must make his mark in life no matter how unreal 
  
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For tonight I'll be rewarded for my failure and my shame 
  
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My drinking friends elected me to the Alcohol of Fame  


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Tonight I'll dress I'll go downtown to the barroom on skid row  

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My friends will take me by the hand when I reach those swinging doors 

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I'll be the guest of honor when they immortalize my name  

   C                G                 D7         G 
My drinking friends elected me to the Alcohol of Fame 
  

D7                                   C                 G 
Tonight there'll be no laughter when I tell them how I feel  

D7                                   A7              D7 
But a man must make his mark in life no matter how unreal  

G                                   D7             G 
For tonight I'll be rewarded for my failure and my shame  

   C                G                 D7         G 
My drinking friends elected me to the Alcohol of Fame  

    
   C                G                 D7         G 
My drinking friends elected me to the Alcohol of Fame