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Sam's Town chords by
Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch
The Overtones
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
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Bm
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2

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A
A

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Sam nev
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D

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er believed that he ever
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G

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could be anything special to anyone

But he didn't mind, no, he was the kind
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G

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who could get along fine
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D

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A
A

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with everyone
Em
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He had a job at the taxico,
Bm
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and if you were a stranger
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G

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and things were slow
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A

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Am
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He'd be glad just to put it all down
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G

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Em
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He'd take you out and show you
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G

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around Sam's town

Yeah, you know old Sam

had a little bit of land
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G

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A quarter section or so
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D

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But the creek ran shallow

and the fields lay fallow
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Couldn't get a thing to grow
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So when the land man

came to his trailer one night
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Talkin' percentages
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and mineral rights
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Didn't take long for the

deal to go down
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They was sinkin' a drilling rig
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deep in the ground
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Yeah, Sam's ground
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Mm -hmm
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Yeah, now, ain't life funny?

Ain't life strange?
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Ain't it amazing how your life can change?
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It came rushin' like a big black bull
Bm
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They were pippin' it out by the barrel full
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And pretty soon the
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D

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word got round
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D

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G

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On down in Sam's town
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Yeah, yeah
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A

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D

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Well, some time went by

The yield was high
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The money just rollin' in

Still old Sam stayed a simple man,
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G

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you never know he had
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D

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an equal to speak
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A

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But he built a new wing on

the old high school
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Bm
2

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The church house finally
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G

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got a brand new roof
A
A

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Then a park with a pool,

a big playground
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Bm
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Spreading every bit of that
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money around
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A
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Well, ain't life funny, ain't life strange,
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ain't it amazing how
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your life can change?
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One day, like the Lord just threw a switch,
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that well went as dry
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as a dust bowl ditch.
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And then a man came down

from the government,
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he was wanting to know
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where all that money
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When Sam just smiled, he said, well,
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Em
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I'd be proud to show you around,
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G

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boy, the isle of town.
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D

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A
A

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Come on. Yeah, ain't life funny?

Ain't life strange?
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D

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Ain't it just amazing
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G

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how your life can change?
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A

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Tax man auctioned off that land,
Bm
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2

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but the town pitched in
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and they bought it all back for him.
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Abdim
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A

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Now, he's stiffed down

at the Texaco.
Bm
Bm
2

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An d if you're a stranger,
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G

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things are slow.
A
A

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He'd be glad just to put it all down.
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G

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D
D

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He'll take you out,
Em
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he'll show you around.
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D
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Yeah, Sam's town.
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It's Uncle Sam's town now.

Yeah, yeah,
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • G

  • Em

  • Am

  • Abdim

    6

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Sam's Town by Kevin Welch, The Overtones is E major.

The primary chords used in Sam's Town are E, C#m, B, A, F#m, Bm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, C#m, B, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sam's Town is approximately 143 beats per minute.

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