Johnny Cash - Sam stone

Sam^G Stone came home, to his ^Cwife and family After ^Dserving in the conflict ^Goverseas. And the ^Gtime that he served, S^Chattered all his nerves, And ^Dleft a little shrapnel in his ^Gknees. But the ^Cmorphine eased the pain, And the grass grew round his brain, And g^Aave him all the confidence he ^Dlacked,^D7 With a ^Apurple heart and a monkey on his ^Dback.^D7

There's a ^Ghole in daddy's arm where all the ^Cmoney goes, ^DDaddy must have hurt a lot th^Gen I suppose. ^GLittle pitchers have big ears, ^CDon't stop to count the years, ^DSweet songs never last too long on broken radios. ^{G C G}

Sam^G Stone's welcome home Did^Cn't last too long. He went to work w^Dhen he'd spent his last ^Gdime And soon ^Ghe took to stealing Wh^Cen he got that empty feeling For a hun^Ddred dollar habit without over^Gtime. And the g^Cold roared through his veins Like a thousand railroad trains, And ea^Ased his mind in the hours that h^De chose^D7, While the k^Aids ran around wearin' other p^Deoples'^D7 clothes...

There's a ^Ghole in daddy's arm where all the ^Cmoney goes, ^DDaddy must have suffer a lot ^Gthen I suppose. ^GLittle pitchers have big ears, ^CDon't stop to count the years, ^DSweet songs never last too long on broken radios. ^{G C G} Sam^G Stone was alone When he ^Cpopped his last balloon, Climbing w^Dalls while sitting in a ^Gchair. And he ^Gbreath his last reques^Ct, While^D the room smelled just like de^Gath, With an o^Cverdose hovering in the air. But life had lost it's fun,

But trade hi^As house that he bought on the ^DGI bill^D7, For a flag-^Adraped casket on a local hero'^Ds hill ^D7