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Sam
By Jessie Ware
//Tab by APts//
[Intro]
A A/G# F#m  D E A
[Verse 1]
ASat inEside a railway F#mstation
DDrinking a cup of Ecoffee on my Aown
AListening A/G#to the strangest F#mconversation
About Dchildren and Eholidays and ARome
ALast night I A/G#sat inside a F#mbar room
DAnd I was Athinking 'bout my Echildhood home
  AI think I Eneed to talk to F#mmama
'Cause I'm Dabout to have a Echild all of my Aown
[Chorus]
And I Dhope I'm as Abrave as my Emother
WonderDing what kind of Amother will I Ebe?
I hope she Dknows that I Afound a C#7man far from my F#mfather
DSam, my Ebaby, and Ame
[Verse 2]
AI've been Ethinking about my F#mhusband
From Dseventeen, the Eonly love I've Aknown
AAnd I could A/G#place no one F#mabove him
So Dbeautiful and Eso naive Aalone
AI've not A/G#even called my F#mfamily
DAbout the Alife that's 'bout to Efind me home
  AFor many Eyears, the lights would F#mblind me
But now I Dfind they only Ewant to lead me Ahome
[Chorus]
And I Dhope I'm as Abrave as my Emother
WonderDing what kind of Amother will I Ebe?
Hope she Dknows that I Afound a C#7man far from my F#mfather
DSam, my Ebaby, and Ame
[Bridge]
A A/G# F#m   D E A
A A/G# F#m E D E A
[Chorus]
And I Dhope I'm as Abrave as my Emother
WonderDing what kind of Amother will I Ebe?
Hope she Dknows that I Afound a C#7man far from my F#mfather
DSam, my Ebaby, and Ame
It's just DSam, my Ebaby, and Ame    (fade)

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Sam

by Jessie Ware

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A/G#

F#m

C#7

Sam

By Jessie Ware

//Tab by APts//

[Intro]

A A/G# F#m D E A

[Verse 1]

A E F#m

Sat inside a railway station

D E A

Drinking a cup of coffee on my own

A A/G# F#m

Listening to the strangest conversation

D E A

About children and holidays and Rome

A A/G# F#m

Last night I sat inside a bar room

D A E

And I was thinking 'bout my childhood home

A E F#m

I think I need to talk to mama

D E A

'Cause I'm about to have a child all of my own

[Chorus]

D A E

And I hope I'm as brave as my mother

D A E

Wondering what kind of mother will I be?

D A C#7 F#m

I hope she knows that I found a man far from my father

D E A

Sam, my baby, and me

[Verse 2]

A E F#m

I've been thinking about my husband

D E A

From seventeen, the only love I've known

A A/G# F#m

And I could place no one above him

D E A

So beautiful and so naive alone

A A/G# F#m

I've not even called my family

D A E

About the life that's 'bout to find me home

A E F#m

For many years, the lights would blind me

D E A

But now I find they only want to lead me home

[Chorus]

D A E

And I hope I'm as brave as my mother

D A E

Wondering what kind of mother will I be?

D A C#7 F#m

Hope she knows that I found a man far from my father

D E A

Sam, my baby, and me

[Bridge]

A A/G# F#m D E A

A A/G# F#m E D E A

[Chorus]

D A E

And I hope I'm as brave as my mother

D A E

Wondering what kind of mother will I be?

D A C#7 F#m

Hope she knows that I found a man far from my father

D E A

Sam, my baby, and me

D E A

It's just Sam, my baby, and me (fade)

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