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Sister Morphine
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Artist: The Rolling Stones
Writer: Mick Jagger/Keith Richard
Album: Sticky Fingers
X Am7O X X Dsus2O O
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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[Intro]
Am7 Am Am7 Am
[Verse]
Am7Here I Amlie in my Am7hospital Ambed
Dsus2Tell me, Sister AmMorphine, when are you Dsus2coming round aAmgain?
G   F*[fill 1]
Oh, and I don't think I can wait that long
COh you see GI'm not that stFrongAm  
Am7 Am Am7
The Amscream of the ambulance is sAm7ounding in my eAmars
Dsus2   Am*[fill 2] Dsus2  Am  
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?
[Bridge]
GWhat am I doing in this Fplace?
EWhy does the doctor have no Fface?
GOh, I can crawl across the Ffloor
Can't you Amsee, Sister FMorphine, I'm trying to sAmcore.
[Verse]
Well it Am7just goes to sAmhow things are Am7not what they sAmeem-
Dsus2Please, Sister AmMorphine, turn my Dsus2nightmares into Amdreams.
GOh can't you see I'm fading Ffast?
And the Ambig shot Fwill be my Amlast.
[Verse]
Am7Sweet cousin Amcocaine, lay your Am7cool cool hands on my Amhead
Dsus2Oh c'mon Sister MAmorphine, better Dsus2make up my Ambed
Cos Gyou know and I know in the Fmorning I'll be dead
You can Amsit around and Fwatch all the Eclean white sheets stained Amred.
Fill 1
F Fsus2 F
e|1-------1-----1-|1---1---1---1---|1-------1-------|----------------|
B|1-------1-----1-|1---1---1---1---|1-------1-------|------------0---|
G|2-------2-----2-|2---2---2---0---|2-------2-------|------------0---|
D|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|3-------3-------|------------0---|
A|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|3-------3-------|----0---2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C G
e|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|
B|1-------1-------|1-----------1---|0-------------0-|----------------|
G|0-------0-------|0-------0H2-0---|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0---|
D|0--H2---2-------|2---0H2---------|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0---|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|2-------2-------|2---2---2---2---|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3---3---3---3---| etc.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Oh you see That I'm not that...
Fill 2
Am Dsus2
e|--------------0-|----------------|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0---|
B|1-------1-----1-|1---------------|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|
G|2-------2-----2-|2---0H2-----0---|2-------2-----2-|2---2---2---2---|
D|2-------2-----2-|2-------0H2-----|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---|
A|0-------0-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| etc.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Morphine How long have I been lying...
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The story behind the song

This song paints a picture of a person grappling with the aftermath of an accident, a narrative Mick Jagger himself clarified. While initially interpreted by many as an overdose, the lyrics delve into a state of vulnerability and reliance. Written by Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards, it first appeared as a B-side for Faithfull in 1969 before the Rolling Stones released their version on their 1971 album Sticky Fingers. It plays like a raw, intimate exploration of pain and the search for solace.

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