Year: 1971 - Album: Sticky Fingers
Written by Keith Richards, Marieanne Faithfull, Mick Jagger
Intro: Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am Here I lie in my hospital bed Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am 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 C G F Am Oh you see I'm not that strong Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am 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? G F What am I doing in this place? E F Why does the doctor have no face? G F Oh, I can't crawl across the floor Am F Am Ah 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 Dsus2 Am Dsus2 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 Am7 Am Am7 Am Sweet cousin cocaine, lay your cool cool hands on my head Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am Oh c'mon Sister Morphine, better make up my bed G F 'Cause you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead Am F E Am Yeah you can sit around, yeah and you can watch all the clean white sheets stained red. Am7 Am Am7