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   BYou live oD#mn lancaster road
   EAnd Emyou've got a compuBter
   BAnd you go, when D#mthe libraries closed
   EAnd Emsit and think of Bthe future
Oh, oh oh D#msam
Oh, oh oh sEam
Oh, oh oh sF#am
You're my main mBan
You've got a mum by the name of anne
And she has got a daughter
And you're brother simon, well sometimes he gets out of hand
But he looks like john travolta
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
You're my main man
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
GLa la la D#mla la la Ela  oh F#oh oh 
You drink tea, in a cafe close to me
I sit and read the headlines
You don't seem to mind if the social's too unkind
Or if you're near the breadline
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
You're my main man
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
Oh, oh, oh, sam
We'll do everything we can
F#la Bla... 

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Sam

by Suede

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D#m

B D#m

You live on lancaster road

E Em B

And you've got a computer

B D#m

And you go, when the libraries closed

E Em B

And sit and think of the future

D#m

Oh, oh oh sam

You're my main man

You've got a mum by the name of anne

And she has got a daughter

And you're brother simon, well sometimes he gets out of hand

But he looks like john travolta

Oh, oh, oh, sam

You're my main man

Oh, oh, oh, sam

G D#m E F#

La la la la la la la oh oh oh

You drink tea, in a cafe close to me

I sit and read the headlines

You don't seem to mind if the social's too unkind

Or if you're near the breadline

Oh, oh, oh, sam

You're my main man

Oh, oh, oh, sam

We'll do everything we can

F# B

la la...

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