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,[ch]A7sus4/A[/ch],A7sus4 [repeat into verse]
Verse 1:
A A7sus4 A
Sam had a nice profession,
(A) A7sus4
Well it was really more an obsession,
A A7sus4
He didn't have a single possession,
A A7sus4 Bm7
Just affection for a steam machine,
Dm7 E
Its simply Green-- her name is Glory,
Verse 2:
A A7sus4 A
The village folks they often wonder,
(A) A7sus4
Where Glory gets her fire and thunder,
A A7sus4 A
Magic things Sam must conjure,
Bm7
Museum on the Rails--
Dm7 A
A legend of Old Tales--Glory
[Train fx]
Cue: ("Everybody on the train")
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mark_wirtz/sam_crd.html ]
Bm7 E A
They climb aboard, wipe their feet,
(A) F#m7
Would you kindly take your seats,
Bm7 E
Sam pulls a cord,
A A7sus4 A
And a whistle is absorbed,
Bm7 E
Sam calls to ev'ryone,
Amaj7 F#m7
"Let's have fun--This could be our last run!",
Dm7
He didn't know how right he was,
E A
A shock for him was in the post--now!
[Orchestral Instrumental]
Verse 3:
A A7sus4 A
A letter headed Railway Company,
(A) A7sus4
Found its way to his house on Monday,
A A7sus4
Read: 'Your route is uneconomical,
A A7sus4 Bm7
Very sorry, we got to be logical,
Dm7
And when the month ends,
E
Glory is redundant'.
Verse 4:
A A7sus4 A
Then a strange sound in the night,
(A) A7sus4
Made the people wake with fright,
A A7sus4
A Green Machine with a yellow light,
A A7sus4
With Sam on top--steams out of sight,
Bm7 Dm7 A
Leaving behind puzzled minds
Instrumental: Bm7,,,/E,,,/Amaj7,,,/F#m7,,,/
Bm7,,,/E,,,/A,[ch]A7sus4/A[/ch],,,/
Bm7,,,/E,,,/Amaj7,,,/F#m7,,,/
Dm7,,,/E,,,/A [hold]
A A7sus4
Dear old Sam we miss you so,
A A7sus4
We wish you would come back,
A A7sus4
All we want for Christmas,
A A7sus4
Is old Sam in Santa's sack, [Repeat 3 times]
[Key Change]
Fade out on A# and A#7sus4
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