Sister Morphine
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Artist: The Rolling Stones
Writer: Mick Jagger/Keith Richard
Album: Sticky Fingers
Am7 Dsus2
X O X X O O
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[Intro]
Am7 Am Am7 Am
[Verse]
Am7 Am Am7 Am
Here I lie in my hospital bed
Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?
G F *[fill 1]
Oh, and I don't think I can wait that long
C G F Am
Oh you see I'm not that strong
Am7 Am Am7
Am Am7 Am
The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears
Dsus2 Am *[fill 2]Dsus2 Am
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?
[Bridge]
G F
What am I doing in this place?
E F
Why does the doctor have no face?
G F
Oh, I can crawl across the floor
Am F Am
Can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score.
[Verse]
Am7 Am Am7 Am
Well it just goes to show things are not what they seem-
Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am
Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmares into dreams.
G F
Oh can't you see I'm fading fast?
Am F Am
And the big shot will be my last.
[Verse]
Am7 Am Am7 Am
Sweet cousin cocaine, lay your cool cool hands on my head
Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am
Oh c'mon Sister Morphine, better make up my bed
G F
Cos you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead
Am F E Am
You can sit around and watch all the clean white sheets stained red.
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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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.
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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...Sister Morphine chords and lyrics
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Sister Morphine =============== Artist: The Rolling Stones Writer: Mick Jagger/Keith Richard Album: Sticky Fingers [Intro] Am7 Am Am7 Am [Verse] Am7 Am Am7 [Bridge] [Verse] [Verse] Fill 1 F Fsus2 F C G Fill 2 Am Dsus2 Morphine How long have I been lying...
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