{"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":1052027,"song":"Sam Stone","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11232724-sam-stone-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1052027?type=chord","rating":4.68891,"votes":1052,"content":"Sam Stone chords\r\n\r\n\r\nCapo III *\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSam Stone came home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto his wife and family,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nafter serving in the conflict overseas.[/tab]\r\n        \r\nAnd the time that he served,\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhad shattered all his nerves,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand left a little shrapnel in his knee. [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the morphine eased the pain,[/tab]\r\n\r\nand the grass grew round his brain,\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand gave him all the confidence he lacked;[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwith a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLittle pitchers have big ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\ndon't stop to count the years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSam Stone's welcome home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\ndidn't last too long,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe went to work when he'd spent his last dime[/tab]\r\n    \r\nAnd Sammy took to stealing,\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhen he got that empty feeling,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor a hundred dollar habit without overtime. [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the gold rolled through his veins,[/tab]\r\n\r\nlike a thousand railroad trains,\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand eased his mind in the hours that he chose;[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhile the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLittle pitchers have big ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\ndon't stop to count the years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSam Stone was alone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhen he popped his last balloon,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nclimbing walls while sitting in a chair[/tab]\r\n\r\nWell, he played his last request,\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhile the room smelled just like death,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwith an overdose hovering in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut life had lost its fun,[/tab]\r\n\r\nand there was nothing to be done,\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut trade his house that he bought on the G, I. Bill;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLittle pitchers have big ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\ndon't stop to count the years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMmm....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     = [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Asus4[/ch] = [ch]Csus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]    = [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]    = [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]    = [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nCapo I\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Asus4[/ch] = [ch]Bsus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]    = [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     = [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]    = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]    = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Asus4[/ch] = [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]E7[/ch]    = [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]    = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]    = [ch]Em[/ch]\r","plain_text":"Sam Stone chords\n\n\nCapo III *\n\n\n\n\n        \nAnd the time that he served,\n\n\n\n\nand the grass grew round his brain,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \nAnd Sammy took to stealing,\n\n\n\n\nlike a thousand railroad trains,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell, he played his last request,\n\n\n\n\nand there was nothing to be done,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD     = F\nG     = Bb\nA     = C\nAsus4 = Csus4\nE7    = G7\nE     = G\nEm    = Gm\nBm    = Dm\nCapo I\nD     = E\nG     = A\nA     = B\nAsus4 = Bsus4\nE7    = F#7\nE     = F#\nEm    = F#m\nBm    = C#m\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\nD     = G\nG     = C\nA     = D\nAsus4 = Dsus4\nE7    = A7\nE     = A\nEm    = Am\nBm    = Em","chords":["D","G","A","E7","E","Em","Bm","Asus4","F","Bb","C","Csus4","G7","Gm","Dm","B","Bsus4","F#7","F#","F#m","C#m","Dsus4","A7","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}