Marianne Faithfull

Sister Morphine Chords

by Marianne Faithfull
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Key: Am Chords: Am7 x02213: β™« Intro: Am Am7 Am Am7 β™« Verse 1: Am Am7 Am Am7 Here I lie in my hospital bed Asus4 Am7 Asus4 Am Tell me Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again. G F Oh I don't think I can wait that long C G F Am Oh, you see that my pain is so stro--ong.
β™« Interlude: Am Am7 Am Am7 β™« Verse 2: Am Am7 Am Am7 All the other patients say they've never seen a man with such pain Asus4 Am7 Asus4 Am Tell me, sister morphine, when are you coming round again? G F Oh I don't think I can wait that long C G F Am Oh, you see that I'm not that stro-ong. β™« Interlude: Am Am7 Am Am7 β™« Verse 3: Am Am7 Am Am7 The scream of the ambulance is soundin' in my ear Asus4 Am Asus4 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? β™« Bridge: G F Oh I can't crawl across the frosty floor Am F Am Can't you see, sister morphine, just trying to score. β™« Interlude: Am Asus2 Am Am7 Am Am7 β™« Verse 4: Am Am7 Am Am7 Well, it just goes to show, things are not what they seem Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Please, sister morphine, turn my nightmare into dreams. G F Oh, can't you see I'm fading fast Am F Am Asus2 Am And that this shot will be the last β™« Interlude: Asus2 Am Am Am7 β™« Verse 5: Am Am7 Am Am7 Please, cousin cocaine, lay your cool hands on my head Asus4 Am7 Asus4 Am Hey, sister morphine, you'd better make up the lyin' bed G F 'Cause you know and I know, in the morning I'll be dead Am F E Am And you can sit around and watch, the clean white sheets stain red. β™« Outro: Am Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am

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Published: August 11, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025