Tabs
I CRDed the whole song because the chords change from verse to verse. There are of course other little twiddly bits than the 2 fills I've tabbed, but I'm sure you'll get the picture.. I'm not even going to attempt to tab Ry Cooder's slide guitar for this- are there any tab conventions for slide? Sister Morphine Writer: Mick Jagger/Keith Richard/Marianne Faithful Album: Sticky Fingers
Am7Am7 DsusDsus X O X X O | | | | 1 | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+-- | | 2 3 | | | | | 2 | +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+-- | | | | | 4 | | | | 3 +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+-- Intro Am7Am7 A minorAm Am7Am7 A augmentedA Am7Am7 A minorAm Am7Am7 A augmentedA Here I lie in my hospital be Dsus2Dsus2 A minorAm Dsus2Dsus2 A augmentedA Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again G+G FF *[fill 1 Oh, and I don't think I can wait that lon C majorC G+G FF A augmentedA Oh you see I'm not that stron
Am7Am7 A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm Am7Am7 A augmentedA The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ear Dsus2Dsus2 A minorAm *[fill 2]Dsus2 A augmentedA Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here G+G What am I doing in this place E MajorE Why does the doctor have no face G+G Oh, I can crawl across the floo A minorAm FF A augmentedA Can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score Am7Am7 A minorAm Am7Am7 A augmentedA Well it just goes to show things are not what they seem Dsus2Dsus2 A minorAm Dsus2Dsus2 A augmentedA Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmares into dreams G+G Oh can't you see I'm fading fast A minorAm FF A augmentedA And the big shot will be my last Am7Am7 A minorAm Am7Am7 A augmentedA Sweet cousin cocaine, lay your cool cool hands on my hea Dsus2Dsus2 A minorAm Dsus2Dsus2 A augmentedA Oh c'mon Sister Morphine, better make up my be G+G Cos you know and I know in the morning I'll be dea A minorAm FF E MajorE A augmentedA You can sit around and watch all the clean white sheets stained red Fill FF Fsus2Fsus2 e|1-------1-----1-|1---1---1---1---|1-------1-------|---------------- BB|1-------1-----1-|1---1---1---1---|1-------1-------|------------0--- G+G|2-------2-----2-|2---2---2---0---|2-------2-------|------------0--- D MajorD|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|3-------3-------|------------0--- A augmentedA|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|3-------3-------|----0---2------- E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ C majorC e|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|---------------- BB|1-------1-------|1-----------1---|0-------------0-|---------------- G+G|0-------0-------|0-------0H2-0---|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0--- D MajorD|0--H2---2-------|2---0H2---------|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0--- A augmentedA|3-------3-------|3---------------|2-------2-------|2---2---2---2--- E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3---3---3---3---| etc ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Oh you see That I'm not that.. Fill A minorAm DsusDsus e|--------------0-|----------------|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0--- BB|1-------1-----1-|1---------------|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3--- G+G|2-------2-----2-|2---0H2-----0---|2-------2-----2-|2---2---2---2--- D MajorD|2-------2-----2-|2-------0H2-----|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0--- A augmentedA|0-------0-------|0---------------|----------------|---------------- E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| etc ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Morphine How long have I been lying.. l+
Sister Morphine tab
Sister Morphine was released in 1971 on the Sticky Fingers album. When the song was recorded Brian Jones was unable to participate due to his drug abuse, he eventually died before the album was released. Ry Cooder plays the bottleneck guitar part. Richards also contributes on guitar. This is the only song on the Sticky Fingers album in which Mick Taylor does not also play guitar. Use these Sister Morphine guitar tabs to master Cooder's bottleneck guitar and Richards classic rock & roll guitar style.
Sister Morphine was credited to Jagger/Richards. Marianne Faithful was included as a co-writer, she wrote the lyrics, after legal battles. The song was first released by Marianne Faithful as a single. Only 500 copies were made. Mick Jagger, who was her boyfriend at the time, plays acoustic guitar on Faithful's version.
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