{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1067370,"song":"Sam Stone","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1067370-sam-stone-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1067370?type=chord","rating":4.84712,"votes":85,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSam Stone came home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo his wife and family[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAfter serving in the conflict overseas.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the time that he served,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHad shattered all his nerves,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd left a little shrapnel in his knee.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch] \r\nBut the morphine eased the pain,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\nAnd the grass grew round his brain,\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd gave him all the confidence he lacked,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWith a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    \r\nLittle pitchers have big ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't stop to count the years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nSweet songs never last too long on broken radios.[/tab]\r\n\r\nMmm....\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSam Stone's welcome home[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDidn't last too long.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe went to work when he'd spent his last dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd Sammy took to stealing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen he got that empty feeling[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor a hundred dollar habit without overtime.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch] \r\nAnd the gold rolled through his veins[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\nLike a thousand railroad trains,\r\n[tab] [ch]D7[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd eased his mind in the hours that he chose,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWhile the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    \r\nLittle pitchers have big ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't stop to count the years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nSweet songs never last too long on broken radios.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSam Stone was alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen he popped his last balloon[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nClimbing walls while sitting in a chair[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, he played his last request[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhile the room smelled just like death[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith an overdose hovering in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch] \r\nBut life had lost its fun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\nAnd there was nothing to be done\r\n[tab] [ch]D7[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nBut trade his house that he bought on the G. I. Bill[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nFor a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    \r\nLittle pitchers have big ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't stop to count the years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nSweet songs never last too long on broken radios.[/tab]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\nAnd the grass grew round his brain,\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMmm....\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\nLike a thousand railroad trains,\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nAnd there was nothing to be done\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nC","chords":["C","F","G","D7","G7","Dm","Am","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}