Chords for Elizabeth Cook "Heroin Addict Sister" // SiriusXM // Outlaw Country

Tempo:
113.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elizabeth Cook "Heroin Addict Sister" // SiriusXM // Outlaw Country chords
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[C]
But you've got this guitar sitting in your lap and we'd love it if you'd play us a tune.
Okay.
[G] Heroin Addict Sister.
[C] She asked [D] for her [G] mama's bathrobe [C] and a pot [D] of [G] potato soup.
She [C] gonna drag [D] out this time [G] if it kills her.
She [C] wants the whole [D] family in [G] the loop.
[C] She can [G] outsmart death like a stuntman.
She's a [C] cat with [D] 99 [G] lives.
She's [C] my [G] heroin addict sister.
[C] I've [G] known her all my life.
[Am] She's my [B] heroin addict [G] sister.
[Am] And I hate [D] to see her [G] go.
[Am] And I hate [B] to see [G] her holding [C] on [D] at the end of the [G] same old rope.
[D] She pushes a tiny [C] needle.
It's [D] like the devil's [C] DNA.
[D] It takes her somewhere she [G] just [C] gotta go [D] but can't afford [G] to stay.
[C] She's [G] stripped for a while in Connecticut.
[C] Been married [D] at least [Gm] five times.
[C] Every one of [Dm] them it [G] was crazy [C] about her.
[D] So she married a [G] couple of them twice.
[C] She's a certified [D] underwater [G] welder.
[C] She can cook, [D] clean, and [G] crochet.
[C] She can flash [D] a smile for [G] her sweet [C] weary soul.
[D] That'll melt all your doubts [G] away.
[Am] She's my [D] heroin [G] addict sister.
[Am] And I [D] hate to see [G] her go.
And [Am] I hate [B] to see [G] her holding [C] on [D] at the end of the same [G] old rope.
[D] She's high at the homeless [C] shelter.
[D] When she's hanging out with [C] my niece.
[D] She don't notice [G] the holes [C] in her clothes.
[D] A perverted Orlando [G] police.
[C] Been so [D] mad I wanted [G] to kill her.
So [C] worried I [D] had [G] to cry.
[C] Such [G] crazy [Dm] stories [G] I can't [C] help but laugh.
So [D]
scared when [G] she's gonna die.
[D] She caught outside [C] of Atlanta.
[B] Been dodging the big [C] old trucks.
You [B] know she'd glee up at Tennessee [G] one [C] time for.
[G] She [D] just needs a couple [Gm] hundred bucks.
And [C] she just [G] needs to be with us.
[C] We all [D] say thank [G] God mama.
[C] Ain't here to [G] go through this time.
[C] She's in [G] heaven [Dm] telling them [G] making county [C] cops.
[D] Better give her baby [G] a ride.
[C] And they got to [D] her [G] just in time.
[Am] She's my heroin [D] addict [G] sister.
[Am] And I [D] hate to see her [G] go.
[Am] And I hate [B] to see her [G] holding [C] on [D] at the end of the [G] same old rope.
[C] At the end [G] of the same old rope.
[A] Always [D] at the [G] end of a rope.
[Gm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Elizabeth Cook - Heroin Addict Sister chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, D, G, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ But you've got this guitar sitting in your lap and we'd love it if you'd play us a tune.
Okay.
_ [G] _ _ _ Heroin Addict Sister.
_ _ _ _ [C] She asked [D] for her [G] mama's bathrobe _ [C] and a pot [D] of [G] potato soup.
She [C] gonna drag [D] out this time [G] if it kills her.
She [C] wants the whole [D] family in [G] the loop.
_ [C] She can [G] outsmart death like a stuntman.
She's a [C] cat with [D] 99 [G] _ lives.
She's [C] my [G] heroin addict sister.
_ _ [C] I've [G] known her all my life.
_ _ [Am] She's my [B] heroin addict [G] sister.
_ [Am] And I hate [D] to see her [G] go.
_ [Am] And I hate [B] to see [G] her holding [C] on [D] at the end of the [G] same old rope.
_ [D] She pushes a tiny [C] needle.
It's [D] like the devil's [C] DNA.
_ _ [D] It takes her somewhere she [G] just [C] gotta go [D] but can't afford [G] to stay.
_ _ [C] She's [G] stripped for a while in Connecticut.
_ [C] Been married [D] at least [Gm] five times.
[C] Every one of [Dm] them it [G] was crazy [C] about her.
[D] So she married a [G] couple of them twice.
_ [C] She's a certified [D] underwater [G] welder.
_ [C] She can cook, [D] clean, and [G] crochet.
_ _ [C] She can flash [D] a smile for [G] her sweet [C] weary soul.
[D] That'll melt all your doubts [G] away.
_ _ [Am] She's my [D] heroin [G] addict sister.
_ [Am] And I [D] hate to see [G] her go.
And [Am] I hate [B] to see [G] her holding [C] on [D] at the end of the same [G] old rope.
_ _ [D] She's high at the homeless [C] shelter.
_ [D] When she's hanging out with [C] my niece.
_ [D] She don't notice [G] the holes [C] in her clothes.
[D] A perverted Orlando [G] police.
_ [C] Been so [D] mad I wanted [G] to kill her.
_ So [C] worried I [D] had [G] to cry.
[C] Such [G] crazy [Dm] stories [G] I can't [C] help but laugh.
So [D]
scared when [G] she's gonna die.
_ [D] She caught outside [C] of Atlanta.
_ _ [B] Been dodging the big [C] old trucks.
You [B] know she'd glee up at Tennessee [G] one [C] time for.
[G] She [D] just needs a couple [Gm] hundred bucks.
And [C] she just [G] needs to be with us.
_ [C] We all [D] say thank [G] God mama.
_ [C] Ain't here to [G] go through this time.
_ [C] She's in [G] heaven [Dm] telling them [G] making county [C] cops.
[D] Better give her baby [G] a ride.
_ [C] And they got to [D] her [G] just in time.
_ _ [Am] She's my heroin [D] addict [G] sister.
_ [Am] And I [D] hate to see her [G] go.
_ [Am] And I hate [B] to see her [G] holding [C] on [D] at the end of the [G] same old rope.
_ _ [C] At the end [G] of the same old rope.
_ _ [A] Always [D] at the [G] end of a rope. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Welder album.

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