Learn to play "Sam" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A E/G# F#m Sat inside a railway station D E A Drinking a cup of coffee on my own A E/G# F#m Listening to the strangest conversation D E A About children and holidays and Rome Last night I sat inside a bar room And I was thinking 'bout my childhood home I think I need to talk to mama '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 I hope she knows that I found a man far from F#m my father D E A Sam, my baby, and me I've been thinking about my husband From seventeen, the only love I've known And I could place no one above him So beautiful and so naive alone I've not even called my family About the life that's 'bout to find me home For many years, the lights would blind me But now I find they only want to lead me home Chorus: And I hope I'm as brave as my mother Wondering what kind of mother will I be? Hope she knows that I found a man far from my father Sam, my baby, and me And I hope I'm as brave as my mother Wondering what kind of mother will I be? Hope she knows that I found a man far from my father Sam, my baby, and me It's just Sam, my baby, and me) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA C#7 D E F#m G# Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sam" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sam" by Jessie Ware.