John Prine - Sam Stone Chords

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0Sam Stone came home,
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1to his wife and family,
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2after serving in the conflict oVerseas.
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4And the time that he served,
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5had shattered all his nerves,
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6and left a little shrapnel in his knee.
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7But the morphine eased the pain,
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9and the grass grew round his brain,
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10and gave him all the confidence he lacked;
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11with a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.
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14There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
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15and Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
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16Little pitchers have big ears,
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17don't stop to count the years,
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18sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....
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21Sam Stone's welcome home,
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22didn't last too long,
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23he went to work when he'd spent his last dime
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25And Sammy took to stealing,
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26when he got that empty feeling,
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27for a hundred dollar habit without overtime.
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28And the gold rolled through his veins,
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30like a thousand railroad trains,
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31and eased his mind in the hours that he chose;
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32while the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...
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35There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
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36and Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
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37Little pitchers have big ears,
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38don't stop to count the years,
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39sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....
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42Sam Stone was alone,
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43when he popped his last balloon,
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44climbing walls while sitting in a chair
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46Well, he played his last request,
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47while the room smelled just like death,
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48with an overdose hovering in the air
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49But life had lost its fun,
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51and there was nothing to be done,
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52but trade his house that he bought on the G, I. Bill;
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53for a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill
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56There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
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57and Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
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58Little pitchers have big ears,
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59don't stop to count the years,
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60sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....
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63Mmm....
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