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Sam Stone chords by
John Prine
John Prine
Nathaniel Rateliff
Nathaniel Rateliff
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
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G

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C
C

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F
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G
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Verse 1
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C

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Sam Stone

Came home
F
F

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To his wife and family
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G

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After serving in the conflict overseas
C
C

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And the time that he served
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F

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Had shattered all his nerves
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G

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And left a little shrapnel
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C

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C
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in his knee
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But the morphine eased the pain

And the grass grew 'round his brain
D
D

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And gave him all the
G
G

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confidence he lacked
D
D

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With a Purple Heart and a monkey
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G

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on his back
Verse 2
C
C

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There's a hole in daddy's arm
Dm
Dm

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where all the money goes
F
F

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And Jesus Christ died for nothin',
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G

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I suppose
C
C

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Little pitchers have big ears
Am
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Don't stop to count the years
Dm
Dm

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D
D

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Sweet songs never last too
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G

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long on broken radios
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C

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Mmm- hmm- hmm- hmm
Verse 3

Sam Stone's welcome home
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Didn't last too long
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He went to work when he'd
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C

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spent his last dime

And soon he took to stealin'
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When he got that empty feelin'
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G

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For a hundred dollar habit
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C

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without overtime
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And the gold rolled through his veins

Like a thousand railroad trains
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And eased his mind in the
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G

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hours that he chose
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While the kids ran around wearin'

other people's clothes
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Verse 4
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There's a hole in daddy's arm
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where all the money goes
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And Jesus Christ died for nothin',
G
G

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I suppose
C
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Little pitchers have big ears
Am
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Don't stop to count the years
D
D

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Sweet songs never last too long
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C
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on broken radios
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Mmm- hmm- hmm- hmm
Interlude 1
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C
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Verse 5
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C

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Sam Stone was alone
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F

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When he popped his last balloon
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G

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Climbing walls while sittin' in a chair

Well, he played his last request
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While the room smelled just like death
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G

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With an overdose hoverin'
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C

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in the air
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Verse 6
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F
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But life had lost its fun

And there was nothin' to be done
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But trade his house that he
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bought on the G.I. Bill
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For a flag draped casket

on a local heroes' hill
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Verse 7
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There's a hole in daddy's
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arm where all the money goes
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And, Jesus Christ died for nothin',
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G

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I suppose
C
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Em
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Little pitchers have big ears
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Don't stop to count the years
D
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Sweet songs never last too long
G
G

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C
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G
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on broken radios
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G
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Mmm- hmm- hmm- hmm
C
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Hmm
Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Am

  • C

  • F

  • D

  • Dm

  • Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Sam Stone by John Prine, Nathaniel Rateliff is A major.

The primary chords used in Sam Stone are A, Bm, D, G, E, Em.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Bm, D, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sam Stone is approximately 150 beats per minute.

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