• Song:

    Sam

  • Artist:

    Mark Wirtz

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Sam - Mark Wirtz & Keith West

Album - A Teenage Opera

Capo 1st Fret

Intro: *I'm not too sure the exact chords for the intro but it sounds okay if you vamp on the A*

[0.27 secs] A,A7sus4/A,A7sus4 [repeat into verse]

Verse 1:

A (x02220@1)       A7sus4 (002033@1)        ASam (x02220@1)had a nice profession,
(A)              A7sus4Well (002033@1)it was really more an obsession,
   A (x02220@1)            A7sus4He (002033@1)didn't have a single possession,
   A (x02220@1)         A7sus4 (002033@1)      Bm7Just (x20202@1)affection for a steam machine,
           Dm7         E (022100@1)     
Its simply Green-- her name is Glory,

Verse 2:

A (x02220@1)                    A7sus4 (002033@1)      AThe (x02220@1)village folks they often wonder,
(A)                  A7sus4 (002033@1)     
Where Glory gets her fire and thunder,
A (x02220@1)            A7sus4 (002033@1)      AMagic (x02220@1)things Sam must conjure,
              Bm7Museum (x20202@1)on the Rails--
                Dm7    AA (x02220@1)legend of Old Tales--Glory

[Train fx]

Cue: ("Everybody on the train")

Bm7 (x20202@1)      E (022100@1)                AThey (x02220@1)climb aboard, wipe their feet,
(A)                        F#m7Would (131141@2)you kindly take your seats,
Bm7 (x20202@1)       ESam (022100@1)pulls a cord,
      A (x02220@1)   A7sus4 (002033@1)  AAnd (x02220@1)a whistle is absorbed,
Bm7 (x20202@1)            ESam (022100@1)calls to ev'ryone,
            Amaj7 (x02120@1)                     F#m7 (131141@2)           
"Let's have fun--This could be our last run!",
   Dm7
He didn't know how right he was,
  E (022100@1)                            AA (x02220@1)shock for him was in the post--now!

[Orchestral Instrumental]

Verse 3:

A (x02220@1)             A7sus4 (002033@1)       AA (x02220@1)letter headed Railway Company,
(A)                  A7sus4Found (002033@1)its way to his house on Monday,
A (x02220@1)                   A7sus4Read: (002033@1)'Your route is uneconomical,
A (x02220@1)         A7sus4 (002033@1)             Bm7Very (x20202@1)sorry, we got to be logical,
             Dm7
And when the month ends,
EGlory (022100@1)is redundant'.

Verse 4:

A (x02220@1)                  A7sus4 (002033@1)      AThen (x02220@1)a strange sound in the night,
(A)              A7sus4Made (002033@1)the people wake with fright,
A (x02220@1)                A7sus4A (002033@1)Green Machine with a yellow light,
     A (x02220@1)                A7sus4With (002033@1)Sam on top--steams out of sight,
Bm7 (x20202@1)     Dm7          ALeaving (x02220@1)behind puzzled minds

Instrumental: Bm7,,,/E,,,/Amaj7,,,/F#m7,,,/
              Bm7,,,/E,,,/A,A7sus4/A,,,/
              Bm7,,,/E,,,/Amaj7,,,/F#m7,,,/
              Dm7,,,/E,,,/A [hold]

A (x02220@1)             A7sus4Dear (002033@1)old Sam we miss you so,
   A (x02220@1)                A7sus4We (002033@1)wish you would come back,
A (x02220@1)             A7sus4All (002033@1)we want for Christmas,
       A (x02220@1)            A7sus4Is (002033@1)old Sam in Santa's sack,  [Repeat 3 times]

[Key Change]

Fade out on A# and A#7sus4

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