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Sam Hill

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capo on the 3rd fret
DThere's a certain hill outside of town called BmSam Hill
And a Dcertain guy used to go there every Aday
They sDaid a certain girl lived up in SBmam Hill
Aw, a Empretty girl, not hep to city Aways
This cDertain guy would come down the hill a Gsmilin'
EmHeaded back to town at the crack of Adawn
And he Dhad 'em all a wonderin' what he was dGoin'
Yeah, Dwonderin' what in ASam Hill's goin' Don
We knew this certain guy was not a gBmoldminer
Cause he Dnever took a shovel or a Apick
He oDnly took a little box of Bmcandy
And Emdisappeared in Sam Hill mighty Aquick
We Dtried to follow him to his destiGnation
But he Emhad a secret path and soon he was Agone
And he Dhad us all a wonderin' what he was Gdoin'
Yeah, Dwonderin' what in ASam Hill's goin' DonG  A  D  
I know that you have wondered too about BmSam Hill
You've Dprobably asked "What in Sam Hill's goin' Aon?"
All DI can say in answer to your Bmquestion
Is the Emgoin's on are still goin' Aon
This Dcertain guy's still takin' up his Gcandy
He's Em99 and all his youth is Agone
But he Dclimbs that hill and still comes down a Gsmilin'
And we're Dwonderin' what in ASam Hill's goin' Don
Wish I BmknewEm  
What in ASam Hill's goin' Don
He won't Bmtell us'Em  
What in ASam Hill's goin' Don
He just BmsnickersEm  
What in ASam Hill's goin' Don

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Sam Hill

by Merle Haggard

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capo on the 3rd fret

D Bm

There's a certain hill outside of town called Sam Hill

D A

And a certain guy used to go there every day

D Bm

They said a certain girl lived up in Sam Hill

Em A

Aw, a pretty girl, not hep to city ways

D G

This certain guy would come down the hill a smilin'

Em A

Headed back to town at the crack of dawn

D G

And he had 'em all a wonderin' what he was doin'

D A D

Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on

We knew this certain guy was not a goldminer

D A

Cause he never took a shovel or a pick

D Bm

He only took a little box of candy

Em A

And disappeared in Sam Hill mighty quick

D G

We tried to follow him to his destination

Em A

But he had a secret path and soon he was gone

D G

And he had us all a wonderin' what he was doin'

D A D G A D

Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on

I know that you have wondered too about Sam Hill

D A

You've probably asked "What in Sam Hill's goin' on?"

D Bm

All I can say in answer to your question

Em A

Is the goin's on are still goin' on

D G

This certain guy's still takin' up his candy

Em A

He's 99 and all his youth is gone

D G

But he climbs that hill and still comes down a smilin'

D A D

And we're wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on

Bm Em

Wish I knew

A D

What in Sam Hill's goin' on

Bm Em

He won't tell us'

A D

What in Sam Hill's goin' on

Bm Em

He just snickers

A D

What in Sam Hill's goin' on

About Sam Hill Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play Sam Hill by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sam Hill chords”, “Sam Hill guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard Sam Hill chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sam Hill chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sam Hill lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Bm, A, Em, G.

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The chords for "Sam Hill" show the original chord names (including D, Bm, A, Em, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.