Sister Morphine
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(Am7) (Dsus2)
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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.
(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)
You can sit around and watch all the clean
(Am)
white sheets stained red.
Fill 1
(F) (Fsus2) (F)
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(E)|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
(C) (G)
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(A)|3------3------|3------------|2---2-----|2---2---2---2---|
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Oh you see That I`m not that...
Fill 2
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(A)|0-----0----|0------------|-------------|----------------|
(E)|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------------| etc.
Morphine How long have I been lying...
l+p
black rick
