verse 1
A E
Just before our love got lost you said
F#m
"I am as constant as the northern star"
D
And I said, "Constantly in the darkness
A
Where's that at
E
If you want me I'll be in the bar"
A E
On the back of a cotton coaster
F#m A
In the blue T.V. screen light
D A
I drew a map of Canada
E F#m
Oh Canada
D E
With your face sketched on it twice
Chorus
D C#m
In my blood like holy wine
Bm A
You taste so bitter, bitter and so sweet
F#m
Well, I could drink a case of you, darling
D E
And I would still be on my feet
A
I would still be on my feet
verse 2
A E
Oh I am a lonely painter
D F#m
I live in a box of paints
D A
I'm frightened by the devil
E
And I'm drawn to those that ain't afraid
A E
I remember that time you told me
D
"Love is touching souls"
F#m
Surely you touched mine
D A
Cause part of you pours out of me
E
In these lines from time to time
Chorus
D
My blood
C#m
My holy wine
Bm A
Tastes so bitter, bitter and so sweet
A F#m
Well I could drink a case of you, darling
D E
And I would still be on my feet
A
I would still be on my feet
verse 3
A
I met a woman
E
She had a mouth like yours
F#m
She knew your devils and your deeds
D A
And she said, "Go to him, stay with him
E
But be prepared to bleed"
Chorus
D
My blood
C#m
My holy wine
Bm A
Tastes so bitter, bitter and so sweet
A F#m
Well I could drink a case of you, darling
D E
And I would still be on my feet
A
I would still be on my feet