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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1848321,"song":"Sammys Song","artist":"David Bromberg","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11409517-sammys-song-chords-by-david-bromberg/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1848321?type=chord","rating":4.75983,"votes":12,"content":"capo 3rd\r\n\r\n[Harp Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]G/F#[/ch]         \r\nSomewhere in the south of Spain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSammy, still sixteen, goes with his uncle for a ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe sun is high[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G/F#[/ch] \r\nSailing through the city[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor to see the sights and talking sex[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSammy's sitting tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe sun is high[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch] \r\nHis uncle brings him to a brothel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBeing big he buys a drink[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nRum and coke[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nDon't taste too bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch] \r\nHaving brought him to the brink[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHis uncle leaves him with his drink[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRum and coke[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nDon't taste too bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe girls all gather in a group[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd give Sammy boy the eye[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd stare at him seductively[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd try to make him buy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]     \r\nSo choosing one that's younger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBetter looking than the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSammy speaks no Spanish but she understands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]  \r\nThey go upstairs to buy the room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe wants her money in advance[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSammy speaks no Spanish but he understands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]G/F#[/ch]     \r\nAnd lying on her back upon the bed she beckons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSammy won't lie down yet[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe wants her nude[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nSpeaking Spanish she refuses him[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAt last, afraid of losing him,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe takes off all her clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe wants her nude[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer hands upon her heart can hardly hide the horrid scars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom her shoulder to her waist, her skin is leathery and hard[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nShe pantomimes an accident[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA car, a fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNot so long ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis eyes are wide[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nShe moves to put her clothes back on[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut he won't let her go[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe lies her down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis eyes are wide[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd lightly, like a Lover[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSammy lets his lips caress the leather of her breast[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis brain is numb[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nMoved by some far distant mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe makes himself her bride-groom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSammy's hardly there at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis brain is numb[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe moves to take him in now[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut her hand finds him still slack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo she sucks to make him hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then again lies on her back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 13]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd Sammy does the deed to silent screaming in his skull[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe scars surround him[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIs this all real?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 14]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nSchizophrenic, Sammy sees himself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOutside his body and his brain[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIs this all real?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 15]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd back at the hotel he has to heal himself[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut all he does is shake[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd shake some more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 16]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWithout the grace of tears or sickness[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSammy sucks it all inside and shakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd shakes some more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Harp Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]","plain_text":"capo 3rd\n\n[Harp Intro]\n\nG G/F# Em  C Bm\nG G/F# Em  C Bm\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 11]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 12]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 13]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 14]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 15]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 16]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Harp Outro]\n\nG G/F# Em  C Bm\nG G/F# Em  C Bm","chords":["G","G/F#","Em","C","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}