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Capo - None
Note - Intro/Chorus D5: Hammer on and off the A with index finger, watch the video for the timing
[Intro]
D5
[Verse 1]
D5Please come to Boston,
was playin’ on the A7sus4radio
He asked D5me to go,
I thought what the AHell
D5It’s the same ‘ol story,
ain’t there always a A7sus4man involved
Whole thing reeks of D5alcohol,
Aand somebody ends up in D5jail
[Verse 2]
D5My sister Gina,
she always was the A7sus4pretty one
Just like Audrey D5Hepburn,
in Breakfast at ATiffany’s
D5She coulda had any man,
so I thought he was just A7sus4another one
’Til that D5no-tel, motel, Ashotgun epiD5phany
[Chorus]
D5My baby sister, sweet baby sister
A7sus4Shoulda known blood is thicker than D5love
D5My baby sister, sweet baby sister
CI knew you were a pistol, A7sus4I never knew you owned a D5gunDsus4  
[Verse 3]
D5She busted down the door
Room 5 A7sus4at the Family Inn
My joyride to D5New England
ended with a Abang
D5Said ‘Wait ’til I tell mama’
Shot out the A7sus4TV set
Crushed out her D5cigarette
and turned the Agun on D5Bobby Ray
[Chorus]
D5My baby sister, sweet baby sister
A7sus4Shoulda known blood is thicker than D5love
D5My baby sister, sweet baby sister
CI knew you were a pistol, A7sus4I never knew you owned a D5gunDsus4  
[Verse 4]
D5I visit Gina upstate every A7sus4Saturday
I bring her smokes and D5Gatorade
We don’t talk about ABobby Ray
[Chorus]
D5My baby sister, sweet baby sister
A7sus4I’m sure glad blood is thicker than D5love
D5My baby sister, sweet baby sister
CI knew you were a pistol, A7sus4I never knew you owned a D5gun

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Baby Sister

by Erin Enderlin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Dsus4

Capo - None

Note - Intro/Chorus D5: Hammer on and off the A with index finger, watch the video for the timing

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Please come to Boston,

A7sus4

was playin’ on the radio

He asked me to go,

I thought what the Hell

It’s the same ‘ol story,

A7sus4

ain’t there always a man involved

Whole thing reeks of alcohol,

A D5

and somebody ends up in jail

[Verse 2]

My sister Gina,

A7sus4

she always was the pretty one

Just like Audrey Hepburn,

in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

She coulda had any man,

A7sus4

so I thought he was just another one

D5 A D5

’Til that no-tel, motel, shotgun epiphany

[Chorus]

My baby sister, sweet baby sister

A7sus4 D5

Shoulda known blood is thicker than love

My baby sister, sweet baby sister

C A7sus4 D5 Dsus4

I knew you were a pistol, I never knew you owned a gun

[Verse 3]

She busted down the door

A7sus4

Room 5 at the Family Inn

My joyride to New England

ended with a bang

Said ‘Wait ’til I tell mama’

A7sus4

Shot out the TV set

Crushed out her cigarette

A D5

and turned the gun on Bobby Ray

[Chorus]

My baby sister, sweet baby sister

A7sus4 D5

Shoulda known blood is thicker than love

My baby sister, sweet baby sister

C A7sus4 D5 Dsus4

I knew you were a pistol, I never knew you owned a gun

[Verse 4]

D5 A7sus4

I visit Gina upstate every Saturday

I bring her smokes and Gatorade

We don’t talk about Bobby Ray

[Chorus]

My baby sister, sweet baby sister

A7sus4 D5

I’m sure glad blood is thicker than love

My baby sister, sweet baby sister

C A7sus4 D5

I knew you were a pistol, I never knew you owned a gun

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