Drunken Serenade

I [G]wandered through the [D]naked streets
My [G]mind on fire with [C9]midnight heat
As[G] lady night was [C]brushing
The [Am]mist out of her [D]hair

And I [G]heard a sound of [D]lightning strikes
A[G]bove the holy [C]city lights
And a[G] drunken [C]sere[D]nade in the [G]rain

With[G] whiskey swimming [D]in my brain
I [G]turned to meet the [C9]cracked refrain
And [G]heard one ragged [C]straggler wheeze
His [Am]anthems to the w[D]ind

Singing "[G]Though my life is [D]passing by"
"I [G]lift my spirits [C]to the sky"
In a[G] drunken [C]sere[D]nade in the [Am]rain     [D]

[D]
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah
[D]Coming down again

I [G]asked a man of [D]many roads
Of [G]where he'd been, of [C9]what he knows
He said "I[G] took a ride to [C]paradise"
"But [Am]ended up in [D]hell"

But [G]neither whiskey [D]nor belief
Can [G]ever bring your [C9]soul relief
Like a[G] drunken [C]sere[D]nade in the [G]rain

And [G]so I'll speak my [D]truth aloud
I'll [G]sing it clear, and I'll [C9]sing it proud
Cos [G]in my darkest [C]hours of doubt
These [Am]songs have carried [D]me

And [G]just as sure as [D]I am born
I'll [G]sing my heart out [C9]in the storm
With a[G] drunken [C]sere[D]nade
[G]Drunken s[C]eren[D]ade
[G]Drun-ken [C]sere[D]nade
In the [G]rain