Sam Stone original guitar chords by
John Prine

1971Folk528 views

Key: F major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C7/E

C7/E

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F

F

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Sam Stone came home

Bb

Bb

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To his wife and family

C

C

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F

F

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After serving in the conflict overseas

And the time that he served

Bb

Bb

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Had shattered all his nerves

C

C

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F

F

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Left a little shrapnel in his knees

Pre-chorus 1

Bb

Bb

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But the morphine eased the pain

And the grass grew round his brain

G

G

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G7

G7

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And gave him all the confidence

C

C

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C7

C7

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he lacked

G

G

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With a purple heart

G7

G7

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C

C

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C7

C7

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and a monkey on his back

Chorus 1

F

F

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There's a hole in daddy's arm

Gm

Gm

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where all the money goes

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose

F

F

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Little pitchers have big ears

Dm

Dm

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Don't stop to count the years

G7

G7

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Sweet songs never last too long

C

C

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F

F

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on broken radios, mmh-mmh-mmh, mmh

Verse 1

F

F

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Sam Stone's welcome home

Bb

Bb

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Didn't last too long

C

C

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He went to work

F

F

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when he'd spent his last dime

And Sammy took to stealing

Bb

Bb

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When he got that empty feeling

C

C

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For a hundred dollar habit

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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without overtime

Pre-chorus 2

Bb

Bb

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And the gold rolled through his veins

Like a thousand railroad trains

G

G

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G7

G7

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And eased his mind in the hours

C

C

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C7

C7

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that he chose

G

G

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While the kids ran around

G7

G7

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C

C

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C7

C7

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wearin' other peoples' clothes

Chorus 2

F

F

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There's a hole in daddy's arm

Gm

Gm

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where all the money goes

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose

F

F

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Little pitchers have big ears

Dm

Dm

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Don't stop to count the years

G7

G7

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Sweet songs never last too long

C

C

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F

F

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on broken radios, mmh-mmh-mmh, mmh

Verse 2

F

F

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Sam Stone was alone

Bb

Bb

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When he popped his last balloon

C

C

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F

F

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Climbing walls while sitting in a chair

Well, he played his last request

Bb

Bb

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While the room smelled just like death

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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With an overdose hovering in the air

Pre-chorus 3

Bb

Bb

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But life had lost its fun

There was nothing to be done

G

G

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G7

G7

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But trade his house that he bought

C

C

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C7

C7

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on the GI bill

G

G

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For a flag-draped casket

G7

G7

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C

C

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C7

C7

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on a local hero's hill

Chorus 3

F

F

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There's a hole in daddy's arm

Gm

Gm

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where all the money goes

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose

F

F

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Little pitchers have big ears

Dm

Dm

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Don't stop to count the years

G7

G7

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Sweet songs never last too long

C

C

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F

F

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ChordsC Dm C7/E F Bb...

C
Dm
C7/E
F
Bb
G
G7
C7
Gm
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Chords

C
Dm
C7/E
F
Bb
G
G7
C7
Gm
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