Sister Morphine chords by Marianne Faithfull
Guitar chords with lyrics
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Key: Am Chords: Am7 x02213: ♫ Intro: Am Am7 Am Am7 ♫ 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.
♫ Interlude:
Am Am7
Am Am7
♫ 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.
♫ Interlude:
Am Am7
Am Am7
♫ 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?
♫ 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.
♫ Interlude:
Am Asus2
Am Am7
Am Am7
♫ 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
♫ Interlude:
Asus2 Am
Am Am7
♫ 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.
♫ Outro:
Am Am7
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