{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2823410,"song":"Blackout Sam","artist":"The Hold Steady","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11640823-blackout-sam-chords-by-the-hold-steady/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2823410?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"The piano doesn't translate that well to guitar.  This is how I play the first line of the song, to give a\r\ngeneral idea.\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch] /b  [ch]C[/ch]  /e     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\ne|-----------0---|-7----------------------------|----7-----------------------------3-----|\r\nB|-------1-------|-8--------------------------3-|----8-------------------------3------3--|\r\nG|-2-----0-------|-0--------------------------5-|----0-------------------------5---------|\r\nD|-2-----2---2---|----------------------------0-|------------------------------0---------|\r\nA|-0--2--3-------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|\r\n                    That winter we were dealing   with unrest in the interior[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\ne|----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-5-----------------3----------------------1---|\r\nG|-5-----------------4----------------------2---|\r\nD|-5-----------------4----------------------2---|\r\nA|-3-----------------2----------------------0---|\r\nE|----------------------------------------------|\r\n    Careful when they mention local legends\r\n==============================================================================================================[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\nGsus4/D: xx0533\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] /b [ch]C[/ch] /e  [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\n              That winter we were dealing         with unrest in the interior[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]  /b  [ch]C[/ch]  /e\r\n   Careful when they mention local legends[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\nHe was down there in the trenches,         she was holding down home office[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   Still in constant correspondence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     Blackout Sam has got credentials[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe keeps flashing them his laminate[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C/E[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nHe keeps scratching at his neck[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\nThe general made a gesture of contrition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Law of averages says something's gotta give[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                                     [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\nWe were stuck up in survival mode, you were twisting on the telephone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGiving blanket denials to that one persistent kid[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n    Blackout Sam don't have the answer[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe keeps waking up in parking ramps[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe can never find his keys[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNow promise me you won't forget[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe nights that haven't happened yet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSeparate the smoke from all the cinders[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Put another sticker on the van[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nCarpet at the party house[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTear it up and take it out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 N.C.\r\nSomebody should check on Blackout Sam[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                                            [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\nWhile we stood there at the service with her hand up on my shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  We could feel like every single thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                       [ch]Gsus4/D[/ch]\r\nPush the pill right through the foil, check the engine, change the oil[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSpent the summer wishing it was spring[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   They sent another man to sing the anthem[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut the monitor malfunctioned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he couldn't find the key[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     I always try to take it so much further[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n      Spinning like a sparrow through the spire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nIngesting every offering[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTry to make it interesting[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCut up and consumed what we desired[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Take a little comfort, it's just thunder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Put another sticker on the van[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n      Now that it's a haunted house[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBreak the lease and empty out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSomebody should check on Blackout Sam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSomebody should check on Blackout Sam[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDropped out of school but he still went to church[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   He was a friend of mine and I hope it didn't hurt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCried when he died but tonight it felt worse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSnuff out your smoke and pour your drink in the dirt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLocal legends with the faraway eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wanna make you feel protected and high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf you're in the city while you're still alive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wanna make you feel protected and high[/tab]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\nLocal legends with the faraway eyes\r\nN.C.\r\nI wanna make you feel protected and high","plain_text":"The piano doesn't translate that well to guitar.  This is how I play the first line of the song, to give a\ngeneral idea.\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chords]\nGsus4/D: xx0533\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\nG        Cmaj7\nG        Cmaj7\nG        Cmaj7\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nG     Em      D    G\nG     Em      D    G\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nLocal legends with the faraway eyes\nN.C.\nI wanna make you feel protected and high","chords":["Am","C","G","Gsus4/D","B","D","A","E","Bm","Em","C/E","D/F#","Cmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"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]}}}