Sam Stone Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
133.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
C
F
Bb
G
Dm
C
F
Bb
[C] [Dm] [E] [F] Sam Stone came home to [Bb] his wife and family.
[C] After serving in the conflict [F] overseas.
And the time that he served [Bb] had shattered all his nerves.
[C] And left a little shrapnel in [F] his [Bb] knees.
[F] But [Bb] the morphine eased the pain.
And the grass grew around his brain.
[G] And gave him all the [Dm] confidence he [C] lacked.
With [G] a purple heart and a monkey on [C] his back.
[D] [Am] [F] There's a hole in daddy's arm where [Gm] all the money goes.
[Bb] And Jesus Christ died for nothing, [C] I suppose.
[Gm] [F] Little pitchers have big ears, [Dm] don't stop to count the years.
[G] Sweet songs never last too [C] long on broken [E] radios.
[F] .
Sam Stone's welcome home [Bb] didn't last too long.
He [C] .
went to work when he'd spent his [F] last dime.
And Sammy took to stealing when [Bb] he got that empty feeling.
[C] For a hundred dollar habit [Bb] [C] without [F] overtime .
[Bb] [F] And the [Bb] gold rolled through his veins like a thousand railroad trains.
[G] Eased his mind in the hours that [C] he chose.
[G] While the kids ran around wearing [Dm] other people's [C] clothes.
[D] [Am] [F] There's a hole in daddy's arm where [Gm] all the money goes.
[Bb] And Jesus Christ died for nothing, [C] I suppose.
[Gm] [F] Little pitchers have big ears, [Dm] don't stop to count the years.
[G] Sweet songs [Dm] never last too [G] long [C] on broken radios.
[Gm] [F] .
Sam Stone was alone when [Bb] he popped his last balloon.
[C] .
Climbing walls while sitting in [F] a chair.
Well he played his last request [Bb] while a room smelled just like death.
[C] With an overdose [Bb] hovering [C] in [F] the air.
[Bb] [F] But [Bb] life had lost its fun, there was nothing to be done.
[G] Betrayed his house that he bought on the [C] GI Bill .
For [G] a flag [D] draped casket on [G] a local [C] hero's hill .
[F] There's a hole in daddy's arm [Gm] where all the money goes.
[Bb] .
And Jesus Christ died for [C] nothing, I suppose.
[Gm] [F] Little pitchers have big ears, [Dm] don't stop to count the years.
[G] Sweet songs never [D] last [Dm] too long [C] on broken [E] radios.
[F] .
.
[C] After serving in the conflict [F] overseas.
And the time that he served [Bb] had shattered all his nerves.
[C] And left a little shrapnel in [F] his [Bb] knees.
[F] But [Bb] the morphine eased the pain.
And the grass grew around his brain.
[G] And gave him all the [Dm] confidence he [C] lacked.
With [G] a purple heart and a monkey on [C] his back.
[D] [Am] [F] There's a hole in daddy's arm where [Gm] all the money goes.
[Bb] And Jesus Christ died for nothing, [C] I suppose.
[Gm] [F] Little pitchers have big ears, [Dm] don't stop to count the years.
[G] Sweet songs never last too [C] long on broken [E] radios.
[F] .
Sam Stone's welcome home [Bb] didn't last too long.
He [C] .
went to work when he'd spent his [F] last dime.
And Sammy took to stealing when [Bb] he got that empty feeling.
[C] For a hundred dollar habit [Bb] [C] without [F] overtime .
[Bb] [F] And the [Bb] gold rolled through his veins like a thousand railroad trains.
[G] Eased his mind in the hours that [C] he chose.
[G] While the kids ran around wearing [Dm] other people's [C] clothes.
[D] [Am] [F] There's a hole in daddy's arm where [Gm] all the money goes.
[Bb] And Jesus Christ died for nothing, [C] I suppose.
[Gm] [F] Little pitchers have big ears, [Dm] don't stop to count the years.
[G] Sweet songs [Dm] never last too [G] long [C] on broken radios.
[Gm] [F] .
Sam Stone was alone when [Bb] he popped his last balloon.
[C] .
Climbing walls while sitting in [F] a chair.
Well he played his last request [Bb] while a room smelled just like death.
[C] With an overdose [Bb] hovering [C] in [F] the air.
[Bb] [F] But [Bb] life had lost its fun, there was nothing to be done.
[G] Betrayed his house that he bought on the [C] GI Bill .
For [G] a flag [D] draped casket on [G] a local [C] hero's hill .
[F] There's a hole in daddy's arm [Gm] where all the money goes.
[Bb] .
And Jesus Christ died for [C] nothing, I suppose.
[Gm] [F] Little pitchers have big ears, [Dm] don't stop to count the years.
[G] Sweet songs never [D] last [Dm] too long [C] on broken [E] radios.
[F] .
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