Sam Stone
capo on 2
chords listed are just finger placement in relation to capo

C                        F
sam stone came home to a wife and family
      G                          C
after serving in a conflict over seas
                                    F           
and the time that he had served had shattered all his nerves
    G                             C
and left a little shrapnel in his knee
F  
but the morphine eased the pain and the grass grew round his brain
    Dm                                  G     G7
and gave him all the confidence that he lacked
Dm
with a purple heart 
                    G   G7
and a monkey on his back


Chorus
C                                        Dm
theres a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
F                             G         G7
Jesus Christ died for nothing i suppose
C
little pictures have big ears
      Dm
don't stop to count the years      
                                   G
sweet songs never last too long on broken radios

C  F  G 


C                              F 
sam stones welcome home didn't last too long
G                                        C
he went to work when he'd spent his last dime
                                  F
then sammie took to stealing when got that empty feeling
G                                  C
for a hundred dollar habit without overtime
F
now the gold through his veins like a thousand railroad trains
Dm                                      G
and eased his mind in the hours that he chose
Dm                                              G
while the kids ran around wearing other peoples clothes


Chorus
C                                        Dm
theres a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
F                             G         G7
Jesus Christ died for nothing i suppose
C
little pictures have big ears
      Dm
don't stop to count the years      
                                   G
sweet songs never last too long on broken radios

C  F  G


C                           F
sam stone was alone when he popped his last balloon
G                                 C
climbing walls while sitting in a chair

well he played his last request          
          F                  
while the room smelled just like death
        G                        C
with an overdose hovering in the air
F         
but life had lost its fun and there was nothing to be done
    Dm                                       G   G7
but trade his house that he bought on the GI bill
Dm                                         G   G7
for a flag draped casket on a local heroes hill


Chorus
C                                        Dm
theres a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
F                             G         G7
Jesus Christ died for nothing i suppose
C
little pictures have big ears
      Dm
don't stop to count the years      
                                   G
sweet songs never last too long on broken radios