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Sam - Olivia Newton-John
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Taken from "The New Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits Songbook"
Chords used:
                            Fmaj7     Cmaj7
    C   Am7   Dm7   F   G   Am   Ab+   Em7|   A7+   Fm|   Ab7   G7-9   Abmaj7   Ebmaj7   Bb   Gm7  G7sus  
e|-0-0---1---1-3-0--0---0---0--1---1--0--2---1----3------3------1--3---1----|
B|-1-1---3---1-0-1--1---0---1--2---1--0--1---0----1------3------3--3---1----|
G|-0-0---2---2-0-2--1---0---2--0---1--0--1---1----1------3------3--3---0----|
D|-2-2---0---3-0-2--2---0---3--3---3--2--1---0----1------1------3--5---0----|
A|-3---------3-2-0------2---3--0---3--3------------------1------1--5--------|
E|-----------1-3--------0---1------1-------------------------------3--------|
[Intro]
C   Am7   F   F/G G
C   Am7   F   F/G G
[Verse 1]
  Cadd9I     Am7heard that Dm7you're on your F/Gown nGow.
  AmSo am Ab+I,     Am         Em7/B  Fmaj7I'm  living alone now.
  I was Em7wrong, so were A7+you. Dm7What will you Fmdo?
  Are you Cmaj7glad to be Am7free, are you Ab7feeling lost G7-9just like me?
  Ab/BbLonging for Ab/Bbcompany?
[Chorus]
  Oh Abmaj7Sam,   Ebmaj7Sam,   you Abmaj7know where I Ebmaj7am;
  Come Ab/Bbaround and Bb9talk a wEbmaj7hile,
  F/EbI need your sDm7mile, Ab/Bbyou need a Bbshoulder. Oh...
  Abmaj7Sam,   Ebmaj7Sam, you Abmaj7know  where I Ebmaj9am.
  And the Ab/Bbdoor is Bb9open Ebmaj7wide,
  F/EbCome on inDm7side. Ab/BbLonging to Ab/Bbsee you, Bboh
  Abmaj7Sam,   Gm7Sam, you Abmaj7know where I G7sus4am...G7sus4  G  G  
[Verse 2]
  CI Am7find the Dm7days hard to F/Gface nGow,
  AmEmpty Ab+roomAms,   Em7/Bthere's Fmaj7much too much space now.
  And the Em7nights go so A7+slow, I'm Dm7sure you Fmknow.
  Wish I kCmaj7new what to Am7do, it would Ab7be so nice G7-9seeing you,
  Ab/BbAnd it might Ab/Bbhelp you too oh,
[Chorus]
  Abmaj7Sam,   Ebmaj7Sam,   you Abmaj7know where I Ebmaj7am;
  Come Ab/Bbaround and Bb9talk a wEbmaj7hile,
  F/EbI need your sDm7mile; Ab/BbYou need a Bbshoulder. Oh...
  Abmaj7Sam,   Ebmaj7Sam, you Abmaj7know  where I Ebmaj9am,
  And the Ab/Bbdoor is Bb9open Ebmaj7wide,
  F/EbCome on inDm7side. Ab/BbLonging to Ab/Bbsee you, Bboh
  Abmaj7Sam,   Gm7Sam, you Abmaj7know where I G7sus4amG  
[Outro] (to fade)
    C        Am7      F      F/G  GOh, oh,
CSam.Am7..    Fyou F/Gknow Gwhere I
Cam..Am7.         F  F/GOh, Gooh,
CSam.Am7..        F  F/GOoh, Gooh,
CSam.Am7..    FYou F/GknowG, you know, you know where I
Cam.

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Sam

by Olivia Newton-John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Am7

Dm7

Ab+

Em7

A7+

Ab7

G7-9

Abmaj7

Ebmaj7

Gm7

G7sus

F/G

Cadd9

Em7/B

Ab/Bb

Bb9

Sam - Olivia Newton-John

========================

Taken from "The New Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits Songbook"

Chords used:

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

C Am7 Dm7 F G Am Ab+ Em7 A7+ Fm Ab7 G7-9 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb Gm7 G7sus

| |

e|-0-0---1---1-3-0--0---0---0--1---1--0--2---1----3------3------1--3---1----|

B|-1-1---3---1-0-1--1---0---1--2---1--0--1---0----1------3------3--3---1----|

G|-0-0---2---2-0-2--1---0---2--0---1--0--1---1----1------3------3--3---0----|

D|-2-2---0---3-0-2--2---0---3--3---3--2--1---0----1------1------3--5---0----|

A|-3---------3-2-0------2---3--0---3--3------------------1------1--5--------|

E|-----------1-3--------0---1------1-------------------------------3--------|

[Intro]

C Am7 F F/G G

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 Am7 Dm7 F/G G

I heard that you're on your own now.

Am Ab+ Am Em7/B Fmaj7

So am I, I'm living alone now.

Em7 A7+ Dm7 Fm

I was wrong, so were you. What will you do?

Cmaj7 Am7 Ab7 G7-9

Are you glad to be free, are you feeling lost just like me?

Ab/Bb Ab/Bb

Longing for company?

[Chorus]

Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7

Oh Sam, Sam, you know where I am;

Ab/Bb Bb9 Ebmaj7

Come around and talk a while,

F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Bb

I need your smile, you need a shoulder. Oh...

Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj9

Sam, Sam, you know where I am.

Ab/Bb Bb9 Ebmaj7

And the door is open wide,

F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Ab/Bb Bb

Come on inside. Longing to see you, oh

Abmaj7 Gm7 Abmaj7 G7sus4 G7sus4 G G

Sam, Sam, you know where I am...

[Verse 2]

C Am7 Dm7 F/G G

I find the days hard to face now,

Am Ab+ Am Em7/B Fmaj7

Empty rooms, there's much too much space now.

Em7 A7+ Dm7 Fm

And the nights go so slow, I'm sure you know.

Cmaj7 Am7 Ab7 G7-9

Wish I knew what to do, it would be so nice seeing you,

Ab/Bb Ab/Bb

And it might help you too oh,

[Chorus]

Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7

Sam, Sam, you know where I am;

Ab/Bb Bb9 Ebmaj7

Come around and talk a while,

F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Bb

I need your smile; You need a shoulder. Oh...

Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj9

Sam, Sam, you know where I am,

Ab/Bb Bb9 Ebmaj7

And the door is open wide,

F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Ab/Bb Bb

Come on inside. Longing to see you, oh

Abmaj7 Gm7 Abmaj7 G7sus4 G

Sam, Sam, you know where I am

[Outro] (to fade)

C Am7 F F/G G

Oh, oh,

C Am7 F F/G G

Sam... you know where I

C Am7 F F/G G

am... Oh, ooh,

C Am7 F F/G G

Sam... Ooh, ooh,

C Am7 F F/G G

Sam... You know, you know, you know where I

am.

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