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Band: Hole
Song: Samantha
Album: Nobody's Daughter
[Intro]
   A     Amx2
[Verse 1]
SamantAha, you swoAmre
You neCver turned that trFick beCfore
Keep waiAting for a Amwar
You'll neCver win
You'll loFse agaCin
[Pre-Chorus]
DmWatch her wrap her lCegs around this wAorld
GCan't take that Fgutter from the gDsus2irl
[Chorus]
SamanthAaF  C  
You buArned me outF  C  
SamanthaA  F  C  
It's Aover nowF  C  
[Verse 2]
SamanAtha, your wAmar
Was a Clost cause befFore I caCme
Keep pAraying, pray Amfor
The pCretty things you wFon't get Cback
[Pre-chorus]
DmWatch her wrap her lCegs around this wAorld
GStab the gutter riFght out of that gDsus2irl
That gDsus2irl
[Bridge]
AThrough villages of eCther
My cruGcifixion cDomes
Will you sinAg my hallelCujah?
Will you teGll me when it's Ddone?
 FLook in my eyesDm  
There's nothing tAmhere
GoodCbye
  FI wanted you oDut of my whole lAife
GoodnigCht
  FAnd don't try to Dmove
People like yEmou fuck people like meB  
In order to avoiDmd agonyAm  
People like yEmou fuck people like mBe
In order to avoiDmd sufferinAmg
- Same  Em   B   Dm   Amprogression -
People like you fuck people like me
Fuck people like you
Fuck people like me
Fuck people like you
Fuck people like me
Fuck people like you
Fuck people like me
Leave your money by the Abed
In the gutter where you lCive
And I throw it all Gaway
And I throw it in your fAace
And if you were on fire
I would just throw keroCsene
Cause I love so much I Ghate
And I hate what you have Aseen Ain Ame
(Samantha)
So you Ethink that you could save hGim
And wDe know that someone Adied
Oh, an unkiEndness of Gravens
And we kDnow that Mary lAied
And through Evillages of ethGer
Oh, my cDrucifixion cAomes
Will you siEng my hallelujah?G  
Will you telDl me when it's dEone?
People like Eyou fuck people like Gme
In order to Cavoid agonAy
People like Eyou fuck people like Gme
In order to avoCid sufferiAng
- Keep repeating E G C A to the end. -

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Samantha

by Hole

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Dsus2

Band: Hole

Song: Samantha

Album: Nobody's Daughter

[Intro]

A Am

[Verse 1]

A Am

Samantha, you swore

C F C

You never turned that trick before

A Am

Keep waiting for a war

You'll never win

F C

You'll lose again

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm C A

Watch her wrap her legs around this world

G F Dsus2

Can't take that gutter from the girl

[Chorus]

A F C

Samantha

A F C

You burned me out

A F C

Samantha

A F C

It's over now

[Verse 2]

A Am

Samantha, your war

C F C

Was a lost cause before I came

A Am

Keep praying, pray for

C F C

The pretty things you won't get back

[Pre-chorus]

Dm C A

Watch her wrap her legs around this world

G F Dsus2

Stab the gutter right out of that girl

Dsus2

That girl

[Bridge]

A C

Through villages of ether

G D

My crucifixion comes

A C

Will you sing my hallelujah?

G D

Will you tell me when it's done?

F Dm

Look in my eyes

There's nothing there

Goodbye

F D A

I wanted you out of my whole life

Goodnight

F D

And don't try to move

Em B

People like you fuck people like me

Dm Am

In order to avoid agony

Em B

People like you fuck people like me

Dm Am

In order to avoid suffering

Em B Dm Am

- Same progression -

People like you fuck people like me

Fuck people like you

Fuck people like me

Fuck people like you

Fuck people like me

Fuck people like you

Fuck people like me

Leave your money by the bed

In the gutter where you live

And I throw it all away

And I throw it in your face

And if you were on fire

I would just throw kerosene

Cause I love so much I hate

A A A

And I hate what you have seen in me

(Samantha)

E G

So you think that you could save him

D A

And we know that someone died

E G

Oh, an unkindness of ravens

D A

And we know that Mary lied

E G

And through villages of ether

D A

Oh, my crucifixion comes

E G

Will you sing my hallelujah?

D E

Will you tell me when it's done?

E G

People like you fuck people like me

C A

In order to avoid agony

E G

People like you fuck people like me

C A

In order to avoid suffering

- Keep repeating E G C A to the end. -

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