Blackout Sam chords by
The Hold Steady

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Key: G major

Verse 1
Am Am 
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G G 
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That winter we were dealing
C C 
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With unrest in the interior
Bm Bm 2
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Am Am 
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Careful when they mention local legends
G G 
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He was down there in the trenches
She was holding down home office
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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Am Am 
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Bm Bm 2
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Still in constant correspondence

Verse 2
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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Blackout Sam has got credentials
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Am Am 
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C C 
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He keeps flashing them as
Bm Bm 2
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laminate
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He keeps scratching at his neck
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Verse 3
G G 
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The General made a gesture
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G G 
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of contrition
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Bm Bm 2
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The law of averages says
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something's gotta give
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We were stuck up in survival mode
You were twisting on the telephone
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G G 
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Bm Bm 2
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Giving blanket denials to
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that one persistent kid

Verse 4

Blackout Sam don't have the answer

He keeps waking up in parking ramps

He could never find his key

Interlude 1

Verse 5

Now promise me you won't forget

The nights that haven't happened yet

Verse 6
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Separate the smoke from all
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C C 
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the cinders
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G G 
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Put another sticker on the van
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The carpet at the party house
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Bm Bm 2
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Tear it up and take it out
C C 
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Somebody should check
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on Blackout Sam
Bm Bm 2
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Verse 7
Em Em 
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D D 
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G G 
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While we stood there at the service
With her hand up on my shoulder
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We could feel, like,
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G G 
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Am Am 
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every single thing
G G 
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Push the pill right through the foil
Check the engine, change the oil
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Spent the summer wish
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Am Am 
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ing it was spring

Verse 8

They sent another man to sing the anthem

But the monitor malfunctioned

And he couldn't find the key

Verse 9
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G G 
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Always tried to take it so much further
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G G 
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Spinnin' like a sparrow through the spire
C C 
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Ingested every offering
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Bm Bm 2
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Tried to make it interesting
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D D 
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Cut up and consumed what we desired
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Verse 10
C C 
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Take a little comfort,
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G G 
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C C 
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it's just thunder
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Put another sticker on the van
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C C 
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D D 
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And now that it's a haunted house
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Bm Bm 2
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Break the lease and empty out
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D D 
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Somebody should check
Am Am 
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Bm Bm 2
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on Blackout Sam
C C 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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Somebody should check on Blackout Sam
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Am Am 
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Interlude 2

Dropped out of school but he still

Verse 11
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went to church
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He was a friend of mine,
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I hope it didn't hurt
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Cried when he died,
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but tonight it felt worse
D D 
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Snuff out your smoke,
G G 
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and pour your drink in the dirt
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Local legends with the faraway

Verse 12
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eyes
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I want to make you feel
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D D 
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protected and high
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If you're in the city,
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Em Em 
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and while you're still alive
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I want to make you feel
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protected and high

Verse 13

Local legends with the faraway eyes

I want to make you feel protected and high

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