Sam's Town chords by Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane
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Intro 1
(D major)
Verse 1
Sam (D major) never believed that he ever could
be any (G major) thing special to any (D major) one
But he didn't mind, no, he was the kind
who could (G major) get along fine with every (D major) one
He had (A major) a job at the Texaco,
if you were (D major) a stranger (B minor)
(D major) an d if (G major) things were slow,
(A major) he'd be glad just to put it all down,
(G major) he'd take you out,
(D major) he'd show (E minor) you around
Sam's (G major) (D major) town. (G major) (D major)
Well you know old Sam
had a little bit of land,
(G major) a quarter section or so, (D major)
but the creek Rick ran shallow
and the fields lay fallow
He (G major) couldn't get a thing to grow (D major)
So when the (A major) land man
came to his trailer one night
Talk (D major) in' percentages and (G major) mineral rights
Did (A major) n't (A minor) take (A major) long for the
deal to go down
They was (G major) sinkin' a drillin' rig
deep (E minor) in the ground (G major) (E minor)
(D major) Sam's ground (G major) (D major)
Ain't (A major) life funny, (A minor) ain't life (A major) strange
(D major) Ain't it amazing how your
(G major) life can change
(A major) Came rushing like a big black bull
They were (B minor) piping it out by
(G major) the barrel full (D major)
(A major) Pretty soon the word got round,
(G major) down (E minor) in (D major) Sam's town (G major) (D major)
Well some time went by,
the yield was high,
the (G major) money just a -rollin' (D major) in
Still ol' Sam stayed a simple man,
you'd never (G major) know he had
a nickel to spend (D major)
Buddy (A major) built a new wing
on the old high school
The (B minor) church house finally
(D major) got a (G major) brand new roof
Then a (A major) park with a pool,
a big playground
Spread (G major) in' every (D major) bit of (G major) that (E minor) money
around (G major) Sam's (D major) Town (G major) (D major)
Well (A major) now ain't life (A minor) funny,
(A major) (A minor) ain't (A major) life strange
(D major) Ain't it amazing how your
(G major) life can change
One (A major) day, like the Lord just
threw a switch,
that well (B minor) went as dry as (G major) a dust bowl ditch.
And then a (A major) man came down
from the government.
He was wanting (G major) to know
where all that money went.
(A major) Sam just smiled.
He said, well, I'd be proud
(G major) to show you (D major) around,
boy, (G major) (D major) our town. (G major) (D major)
Ain't (A major) life funny?
Ain't life strange?
(D major) Ain't it amazing how your
(G major) life can change?
The (A major) tax man auctioned off that land,
but the (B minor) town pitched in
(G major) They bought it all back for him,
at a greatly reduced price (F sharp major)
(D major) Now (A major) he's still down at the Texaco,
if you're a stranger (G major) and things are slow
(A major) He'd be glad just to lay it all down.
(G major) He'd take you (D major) out,
he'd show you around (G major) Sam's (D major)
Town (G major) (D major) (A major) (G major)
It's Uncle (D major) Sam's Town (A major) now,
(G major) yeah (D major)
Thank you.
Sam's Town
Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane
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