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[Verse]CSam Stone came home,FTo his wife and familyG CAfter serving in the conflict overseas.CAnd the time that he served,FHad shattered all his nerves,G CAnd left a little shrapnel in his knee.FBut the morphine eased the pain,[Pre-Chorus]And the grass grew round his brain,D7 G G7And gave him all the confidence he lacked,D7 G G7With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.[Chorus]C Dm FThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,GJesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.CLittle pitchers have big ears,Am DDon't stop to count the years,G G7Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.Mmm....[Verse]CSam Stone's welcome homeFDidn't last too long.G CHe went to work when he'd spent his last dimeCAnd Sammy took to stealingFWhen he got that empty feelingG CFor a hundred dollar habit without overtime.FAnd the gold rolled through his veins[Pre-Chorus]Like a thousand railroad trains,D7 G G7And eased his mind in the hours that he chose,D7 G G7While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...[Chorus]C Dm FThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,GJesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.CLittle pitchers have big ears,Am DDon't stop to count the years,G G7Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.[Verse]CSam Stone was aloneFWhen he popped his last balloonG CClimbing walls while sitting in a chairCWell, he played his last requestFWhile the room smelled just like deathG CWith an overdose hovering in the airFBut life had lost its fun[Pre-Chorus]And there was nothing to be doneD7 G G7But trade his house that he bought on the G. I. BillD7 G G7For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill.[Chorus]C Dm FThere's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,GJesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.CLittle pitchers have big ears,Am DDon't stop to count the years,G G7Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.C