IntroCG/BAm7Dm7CGVerse 1CG/BAm7
Just before our love got lost you said, "I am as constant as the northern star"
Dm7CG
And I said, "Constantly in the darkness. Where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar"
CG/BAm7Dm7C
On the back of a cartoon coaster, in the blue TV screen light, I drew a map of Canada
CG/BAm7
Oh, Ca - na - da oooh
Dm7CG
With your face sketched on it twice
ChorusFEm
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
Dm7C
You're so bitter, so sweet
CCG/BAm7
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
Dm7CG
And I would still be on my feet
N.C
Oh, I would still be on my feet
InterludeCG/BAm7Dm7CGVerse 2CG/BAm7Dm7C
Oh, I am a lonely painter. I live in a box of paints. I'm frightened by the devil
G
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
CG/BAm7
Do you remember when you told me love was touching souls? Surely you touched mine,
Dm7CG
'Cause part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time
ChorusFEm
And you are in my blood like holy wine
Dm7C
You're so bitter, so sweet
CCG/BAm7
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
Dm7CG
And I would still be on my feet
N.C
I'd still be on my feet
InterludeCG/BAm7Dm7CGVerse 3CG/BAm7
I met a woman, she had a mouth like yours, she knew your life She knew your devils and your deeds
Dm7CG
And she said, "Go to him, stay with him if you can, but be prepared to bleed"
ChorusFEm
And you are in my blood like holy wine
Dm7C
You're so bitter, so sweet
CCG/BAm7
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
Dm7CG
And I would still be on my feet
N.C
I'd still be on my feet
OutroCG/BAm7Dm7CG
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.