Sam Stone Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

Sam[G] Stone came home, to his [C]wife and family
After [D]serving in the conflict [G]overseas.
And the [G]time that he served, S[C]hattered all his nerves,
And [D]left a little shrapnel in his [G]knees.
But the [C]morphine eased the pain, And the grass grew round his brain,
And g[A]ave him all the confidence he [D]lacked,[D7]
With a [A]purple heart and a monkey on his [D]back.[D7]

[CHORUS]
There's a [G]hole in daddy's arm where all the [C]money goes,
[D]Daddy must have hurt a lot th[G]en I suppose.
[G]Little pitchers have big ears, [C]Don't stop to count the years,
[D]Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. [G] [C] [G]

Sam[G] Stone's welcome home Did[C]n't last too long.
He went to work w[D]hen he'd spent his last [G]dime
And soon [G]he took to stealing Wh[C]en he got that empty feeling
For a hun[D]dred dollar habit without over[G]time.
And the g[C]old roared through his veins Like a thousand railroad trains,
And ea[A]sed his mind in the hours that h[D]e chose[D7] ,
While the k[A]ids ran around wearin' other p[D]eoples'[D7] clothes...

[CHORUS]
There's a [G]hole in daddy's arm where all the [C]money goes,
[D]Daddy must have suffer a lot [G]then I suppose.
[G]Little pitchers have big ears, [C]Don't stop to count the years,
[D]Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. [G] [C] [G]
Sam[G] Stone was alone When he [C]popped his last balloon,
Climbing w[D]alls while sitting in a [G]chair.
And he [G]breath his last reques[C]t,
While[D] the room smelled just like de[G]ath,
With an o[C]verdose hovering in the air. But life had lost it's fun,

And there was nothing to be done,
But trade hi[A]s house that he bought on the [D]GI bill[D7] ,
For a flag-[A]draped casket on a local hero'[D]s hill [D7]