Sister Morphine-Rolling Stones

Sister Morphine - Rolling Stones

Artist: The Rolling StonesWriter: Mick Jagger/Keith RichardAlbum: Sticky Fingers

Am7 Dsus2

X O X X O O

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Intro:

Am7 Am Am7 Am

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?

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.

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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.

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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---|

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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...

Music resources from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk

Music resources from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk