SISTER MORPHINE – Rolling Stones [LP Sticky Fingers, 1971]

Sister Morphine – Rolling Stones [LP Sticky Fingers, 1971]

Intro:  ^{Am7,  Am,  Am7, Am}

^Am7Here I ^Amlie in my ^Am7hospital ^Ambed

^Dsus2Tell me, Sister ^AmMorphine, when are you ^Dsus2coming round ^Amagain?

^GOh, and I don't think I can wait that ^Flong ^{*[fill 1]}

^COh you see  ^G  I'm not that ^Fstrong ^Am

^{Am7, Am, Am7}

The ^Amscream of the ambulance is ^Am7sounding in my ^Amears

^Dsus2Tell me, Sister ^AmMorphine, how long^Dsus2 have I been lying ^Amhere?

^GWhat am I doing in this ^Fplace?

^EWhy does the doctor have no ^Fface?

^GOh, I can crawl across the ^Ffloor

Can't you ^Amsee, Sister ^FMorphine, I'm trying to ^Amscore.

Well it ^Am7just goes to ^Amshow things are ^Am7not what they ^Amseem-

^Dsus2Please, Sister ^AmMorphine, turn my ^Dsus2nightmares into ^Amdreams.

^GOh can't you see I'm fading ^Ffast?

And the ^Ambig shot  ^F will be my ^Amlast.

^Am7Sweet cousin ^Amcocaine, lay your ^Am7cool cool hands on my ^Amhead

^Dsus2Oh c'mon Sister ^AmMorphine, better ^Dsus2make up my ^Ambed

^GCos you know and I know in the ^Fmorning I'll be dead

You can ^Amsit around and ^Fwatch all the ^Eclean white sheets stained ^Amred.

Outro:  ^{Am7, Am, Am7, Am} (fade out)

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