Tom: G C D G She asked for her mama's bathrobe C D G And a pot of potato soup C D G She's gonna dry out this time if it kills her C D G She wants the whole family in the loop C D G She can outsmart death like a stuntman C D G She's a cat with 99 lives C D G She's my heroin addict sister C D G And I've known her all my life Am D G She's my heroin addict sister Am D G And I hate to see her go Am7 D G C And I hate to see her holdin on C D G To the end of the same ole rope D C She pushes a tiny needle D C It's like the devil's DNA D G C It takes her somewhere she's just gotta go D G But can't afford to stay C D G She stripped for a while in Connecticut C D G Got married at least 5 times C D G C Every one of them men was crazy about her C D G So she married a couple of em twice C D G She's a certified underwater welder C D G She can cook, clean, and crochet C D G C She can flash a smile from her sweet weary soul C D G That'll melt all your doubts away Am D G She's my heroin addict sister Am D G And I hate to see her go Am7 D G C And I hate to see her holdin on C D G To the end of the same ole rope D C She's high at the homeless shelter D C When she's had it out with my niece D G C She don't notice the holes in her clothes C D G Or perverted Orlando police C D G I've been so mad I wanted to kill her C D G So worried I had to cry C D G C Such crazy stories I can't help but laugh C D G So scared of when she's gonna die D C She called outside of Atlanta D C Been dodging them big ole trucks D C G C Ya know she cleaned up in Tennessee one time before C D G She just needs a couple hundred bucks C D G And she just needs to be with us C D G We all say thank God mama C D G Ain't here to go through it this time C D G C She's in heaven telling them Macon County cops C D G Better give her baby a ride C D G And they got to her just in time Am D G She's my heroin addict sister Am D G And I hate to see her go Am7 D G C And I hate to see her holdin on C D G To the end of the same ole rope C D G At the end of the same ole rope Am D G Always at the end of her rope