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Anyone who attempts this one, I would really appreciate your feedback

because I'm tabbing it quickly and I may well have made some mistakes.

I CRDed the whole song because the chords change from verse to verse.

There are of course other little twiddly bits than the 2 fills I've

tabbed, but I'm sure you'll get the picture...


I'm not even going to attempt to tab Ry Cooder's slide guitar for

this- are there any tab conventions for slide?


Sister Morphine



Artist:     The Rolling Stones

Writer:     Mick Jagger/Keith Richard

Album:      Sticky Fingers



Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
                      Dsus2


X  O                   X  X  O        O

|  |  |  |  1  |       |  |  |  |  |  |

+--+--+--+--+--+       +--+--+--+--+--+

|  |  2  3  |  |       |  |  |  2  |  |

+--+--+--+--+--+       +--+--+--+--+--+

|  |  |  |  |  4       |  |  |  |  3  |

+--+--+--+--+--+       +--+--+--+--+--+



Intro:

Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  AmAm Piano Chord 
  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  AmAm Piano Chord 



Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
    AmAm Piano Chord 
       Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 


Here I lie in my hospital bed

Dsus2           AmAm Piano Chord 
                    Dsus2          AmAm Piano Chord 


Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?

G                                     F     *[fill 1]

Oh, and I don't think I can wait that long

CC Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 
               FF Piano Chord 
          AmAm Piano Chord 


Oh you see    I'm not that strong


Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
  AmAm Piano Chord 
  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 



AmAm Piano Chord 
                          Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
            AmAm Piano Chord 


The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears

Dsus2           Am    *[fill 2]Dsus2                 Am

Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?

GG Piano Chord 
                       FF Piano Chord 


What am I doing in this place?

EE Piano Chord 
                           FF Piano Chord 


Why does the doctor have no face?

GG Piano Chord 
                          FF Piano Chord 


Oh, I can crawl across the floor

AmAm Piano Chord 
          FF Piano Chord 
                        AmAm Piano Chord 


Can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score.


Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
           AmAm Piano Chord 
             Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
            AmAm Piano Chord 


Well it just goes to show things are not what they seem-

Dsus2          AmAm Piano Chord 
                Dsus2           AmAm Piano Chord 


Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmares into dreams.

GG Piano Chord 
                           FF Piano Chord 


Oh can't you see I'm fading fast?

AmAm Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 
              AmAm Piano Chord 


And the big shot     will be my last.


Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
          AmAm Piano Chord 
               Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
                    AmAm Piano Chord 


Sweet cousin cocaine, lay your cool cool hands on my head

Dsus2            AmAm Piano Chord 
             Dsus2       AmAm Piano Chord 


Oh c'mon Sister Morphine, better make up my bed

GG Piano Chord 
                          FF Piano Chord 


Cos you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead

AmAm Piano Chord 
             FF Piano Chord 
             EE Piano Chord 
                          AmAm Piano Chord 


You can sit around and watch all the clean white sheets stained red.





Fill 1


FF Piano Chord 
                           Fsus2Fsus2 Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 


e|1-------1-----1-|1---1---1---1---|1-------1-------|----------------|

B|1-------1-----1-|1---1---1---1---|1-------1-------|------------0---|

G|2-------2-----2-|2---2---2---0---|2-------2-------|------------0---|

D|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|3-------3-------|------------0---|

A|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|3-------3-------|----0---2-------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^



CC Piano Chord 
                                 GG Piano Chord 


e|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|

B|1-------1-------|1-----------1---|0-------------0-|----------------|

G|0-------0-------|0-------0H2-0---|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0---|

D|0--H2---2-------|2---0H2---------|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0---|

A|3-------3-------|3---------------|2-------2-------|2---2---2---2---|

E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3---3---3---3---| etc.

^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Oh you see                            That I'm not     that...





Fill 2

AmAm Piano Chord 
                                Dsus2

e|--------------0-|----------------|0-------0-----0-|0---0---0---0---|

B|1-------1-----1-|1---------------|3-------3-----3-|3---3---3---3---|

G|2-------2-----2-|2---0H2-----0---|2-------2-----2-|2---2---2---2---|

D|2-------2-----2-|2-------0H2-----|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---|

A|0-------0-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| etc.

^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Morphine                     How  long have I          been lying...



l+p

black rick


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