Sam's Town Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

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