Mark Wirtz – Sam chords

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

Verse 2:

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

[Train fx] 

Cue: ("Everybody on the train")

Bm7        E                  AThey climb aboard, wipe their feet,
(A)                        F#m7Would you kindly take your seats,
Bm7         ESam pulls a cord,
      A     A7sus4    AAnd a whistle is absorbed,
Bm7              ESam calls to ev'ryone,
            Amaj7                       F#m7             "Let's have fun--This could be our last run!",
   Dm7He didn't know how right he was,
  E                              AA shock for him was in the post--now!

[Orchestral Instrumental]

Verse 3:

A               A7sus4         AA letter headed Railway Company,
(A)                  A7sus4Found its way to his house on Monday,
A                     A7sus4Read: 'Your route is uneconomical,
A           A7sus4               Bm7Very sorry, we got to be logical,
             Dm7And when the month ends,
EGlory is redundant'.

Verse 4:

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

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

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

[Key Change]

Fade out on A# and A#7sus4

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