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*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*
Verse 1:
 CCome C/Brun, jump, AmSkip-a-long Am/GSam,
 D7/F#A very Fhappy Emman I Amam.
 D7/F#To know you're Fwell and you're E7sus4doing  E7fine;
 FKinda puts at Grest my mind.
Verse 2:
 CHow's your C/Bbrush and your Amlady Am/Gfair?
 D7/F#Not to Fmention your Emstained glass Amstare.
 D7/F#Flower Fpot on a E7sus4window-E7sill, Fon top of HonGeycomb Hill.
Verse 3:
 CHave you C/Bfound the Amsecret Am/Gdoor,
 D7/F#To let you Fdown to the Emearth's deep Amcore?
 D7/F#You'll be Fback in E7sus4time for E7tea, Fwith a diamond to Gshow me.
Verse 4:
 CCome C/Brun, jump, AmSkip-a-long Am/GSam,
 D7/F#A very Fhappy Emman I Amam.
 D7/F#To know you're Fwell and you're E7sus4doing  E7fine;
 FKinda puts at Grest my mind.
Verse 5: (Instrumental)
C"SammyC/B".Am  Am/G  
D7/F#  F  Em  Am
D7/F#  F  E7sus4  E7
"Is there a FSammy?"G  
Verse 6:
 CHow's your C/Bbrush and your Amlady Am/Gfair?
 D7/F#Not to Fmention your Emstained glass Amstare.
 D7/F#Flower Fpot on a E7sus4window-E7sill,  Fon top of HoGneycomb Hill.
Verse 7:
   CHC/Bow's your brush anAmd your lAm/Gady?
 D7/F#Not to Fmention your Emstained glass Ambaby.
 D7/F#Flower Fpot on a E7sus4window-E7sill, Fon top of HonGeycomb Hill.
Verse 8:
 CCome C/Brun, jump, AmSkip-a-long Am/GSam,
 D7/F#A very Fhappy Emman I Amam.
 D7/F#To know you're Fwell and you're E7sus4doing  E7fine;
 FKinda puts at Grest my mind.
Coda:
 CCome C/Brun, jump, Amskip a-Am/Glong,
 D7/F#Come Frun, jump, Emskip a-Amlong.
 D7/F#Come Frun, jump, E7sus4skip a-E7long.F  G  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       C/B     Am     Am/G    D7/F#    F       Em    E7sus4    E7      G

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Skip A-Long Sam

by Donovan

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C/B

Am/G

D7/F#

E7sus4

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*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*

Verse 1:

C C/B Am Am/G

Come run, jump, Skip-a-long Sam,

D7/F# F Em Am

A very happy man I am.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7

To know you're well and you're doing fine;

F G

Kinda puts at rest my mind.

Verse 2:

C C/B Am Am/G

How's your brush and your lady fair?

D7/F# F Em Am

Not to mention your stained glass stare.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7 F G

Flower pot on a window-sill, on top of Honeycomb Hill.

Verse 3:

C C/B Am Am/G

Have you found the secret door,

D7/F# F Em Am

To let you down to the earth's deep core?

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7 F G

You'll be back in time for tea, with a diamond to show me.

Verse 4:

C C/B Am Am/G

Come run, jump, Skip-a-long Sam,

D7/F# F Em Am

A very happy man I am.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7

To know you're well and you're doing fine;

F G

Kinda puts at rest my mind.

Verse 5: (Instrumental)

C C/B Am Am/G

"Sammy".

D7/F# F Em Am

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7

F G

"Is there a Sammy?"

Verse 6:

C C/B Am Am/G

How's your brush and your lady fair?

D7/F# F Em Am

Not to mention your stained glass stare.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7 F G

Flower pot on a window-sill, on top of Honeycomb Hill.

Verse 7:

C C/B Am Am/G

How's your brush and your lady?

D7/F# F Em Am

Not to mention your stained glass baby.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7 F G

Flower pot on a window-sill, on top of Honeycomb Hill.

Verse 8:

C C/B Am Am/G

Come run, jump, Skip-a-long Sam,

D7/F# F Em Am

A very happy man I am.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7

To know you're well and you're doing fine;

F G

Kinda puts at rest my mind.

Coda:

C C/B Am Am/G

Come run, jump, skip a-long,

D7/F# F Em Am

Come run, jump, skip a-long.

D7/F# F E7sus4 E7 F G

Come run, jump, skip a-long.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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C C/B Am Am/G D7/F# F Em E7sus4 E7 G

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