Key: C
Introduction: Am7 Am Am7 Am
Am7 Am Am7 Am
Here I lie in my hospital bed
D2 Am D2 Am
Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again?
G F
Oh, and I don't think I can wait that long
C G F Am
Oh you see I'm not that strong
Am7 Am Am7
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The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears
D2 Am
Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here?
G F
What am I doing in this place?
E F
Why does the doctor have no face?
G F
Oh, I can crawl across the floor
Am F Am
Can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score.
Am7 Am Am7 Am
Well it just goes to show things are not what they seem-
D2 Am D2 Am
Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmares into dreams.
G F
Oh can't you see I'm fading fast?
Am F Am
And the big shot will be my last.
Am7 Am Am7 Am
Sweet cousin cocaine, lay your cool cool hands on my head
D2 Am D2 Am
Oh c'mon Sister Morphine, better make up my bed
G F
Cos you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead
Am F E Am
You can sit around and watch all the clean white sheets stained red.