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Sweet Morphine

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[Intro]
A  E  F#m
A  E  F#m
A  E  D  F#m
A  E  A
[Verse]
Oh my daArling, you aEre the restless sF#mea 
With your blAack heart raEging over F#mme
Has the bAlue sky sEeen the saDme troubles as F#mwe?
Tell me trAue, my loEve, the restless sAea
There are thAree things neEver satisF#mfied
The grAave, your heEart and mF#mine
But I will hoAld you in my aErms where rDust and sorrow F#mlie
UnderneAath the bouEnding main tonAight
[Chorus]
By nDow, you musF#mt've found better than me
I'm sure JupAiter and OrpEheus have chaF#mrmed you off your feet
By nDow, I'm sure you've gF#motten over me
While you're kiAssing clouds and gEods, I'll be crF#mawling on my knees
Sweet MorphineA  E  F#m  
[Verse 2]
And yes, I've come to kAnow you aEre the endless F#mnight
High aboAve my love and the constEellation lF#might
Waving your fingAertips of slEeep over the dDark on the face of the dF#meep
Endless niAght, I knEow you well, inAdeed
[Chorus]
By nDow, you musF#mt've found better than me
I'm sure JupAiter and OrpEheus have chaF#mrmed you off your feet
By nDow, I'm sure you've gF#motten over me
While you're kiAssing clouds and gEods, I'll be crF#mawling on my knees
Sweet MorphineA  E  F#m  
[Solo]
A  E  F#m
A  E  F#m
A  E  D  F#m
A  E  A
[Chorus]
By nDow, you musF#mt've found better than me
I'm sure JupAiter and OrpEheus have chaF#mrmed you off your feet
By nDow, I'm sure you've gF#motten over me
While you're kiAssing clouds and gEods, I'll be crF#mawling on my knees
Sweet MorphineA  E  F#m  
Sweet MorphinAeE  F#m  
[Outro]
A   E   D   F#m
A   E   A

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Sweet Morphine

by The Gaslight Anthem

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

A E F#m

A E D F#m

A E A

[Verse]

A E F#m

Oh my darling, you are the restless sea

A E F#m

With your black heart raging over me

A E D F#m

Has the blue sky seen the same troubles as we?

A E A

Tell me true, my love, the restless sea

A E F#m

There are three things never satisfied

A E F#m

The grave, your heart and mine

A E D F#m

But I will hold you in my arms where rust and sorrow lie

A E A

Underneath the bounding main tonight

[Chorus]

D F#m

By now, you must've found better than me

A E F#m

I'm sure Jupiter and Orpheus have charmed you off your feet

D F#m

By now, I'm sure you've gotten over me

A E F#m

While you're kissing clouds and gods, I'll be crawling on my knees

A E F#m

Sweet Morphine

[Verse 2]

A E F#m

And yes, I've come to know you are the endless night

A E F#m

High above my love and the constellation light

A E D F#m

Waving your fingertips of sleep over the dark on the face of the deep

A E A

Endless night, I know you well, indeed

[Chorus]

D F#m

By now, you must've found better than me

A E F#m

I'm sure Jupiter and Orpheus have charmed you off your feet

D F#m

By now, I'm sure you've gotten over me

A E F#m

While you're kissing clouds and gods, I'll be crawling on my knees

A E F#m

Sweet Morphine

[Solo]

A E F#m

A E D F#m

A E A

[Chorus]

D F#m

By now, you must've found better than me

A E F#m

I'm sure Jupiter and Orpheus have charmed you off your feet

D F#m

By now, I'm sure you've gotten over me

A E F#m

While you're kissing clouds and gods, I'll be crawling on my knees

A E F#m

Sweet Morphine

A E F#m

Sweet Morphine

[Outro]

A E D F#m

A E A

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