Capo 3
Intro:C G//B Am G Dm F C (twice)
[C] I don't k[G/B]now you,
[Am] I never m[G]et you,
[Dm] For laughs I'll [F]call you S[C]am,
You were [G/B]the son,
[Am] Of Mrs. So[G]meone,
[Dm] I hope she u[F]nderst[C]ands,
[Dm] Sam you were all that you h[Em]ad,
[Bm] Are you h[A]appy or sa[E]d,
I [G]never k[A]new you,
[Bm] But I'm t[C]old you're the b[G]est we had,[C][G/B][Am][G][Dm][F][C]
Were you [G/B]so tall,
[Am] Did you play B[G]asketball,
[Dm] Was there a sw[F]eetheart at h[C]ome,
Did you write her l[G]etters,
[Am] Did it make you b[G]etter[Dm] face the g[F]reat unkn[C]own,
[Dm] Sam did you feel al[Em]one,
[Bm] You were [A]so far from h[E]ome,
[G] I never k[A]new you,
[Bm] But I know [C]you're the b[G]est man I know,[C]
[Dm] Could you tell it was t[Em]ime,
See it c[Bm]oming in the b[A]ack of your mi[E]nd,
When [G]it was o[A]ver[Bm], was it [C]over,
[G]Sam I'm glad you're on my side,[D][Em][Bm][A][E][G][A][Bm][C][G][C][G/B][Am][G][Dm][F][C]
I don't k[G/B]now you,
[Am] I never m[G]et you,
[Dm] Can I ca[F]ll you S[C]am,
Did you have a [G/B]son,
[Am] A daughter with a l[G]ittle one,
[Dm] I might [F]go and t[C]hank [Dm]Sam you're the best that we h[Em]ave,
[Bm] You make me h[A]appy and s[E]ad,
[A] If you were h[G]ere[D/F#], I'd buy the b[G]eers,
[A] I'd shake your h[G]and and[D/F#] say good m[G]an,
And though the s[A]un would s[G]hine[D/F#] about the sa[G]me,
It's a b[A]etter w[G]orld bec[A]ause [Bm]you c[C]ame,
Sin[Am]cerely yo[F]urs, my kids will know your name[C], [G/B] [Am] [G] [Dm] [F][C]
Intro:C G//B Am G Dm F C (twice)
[C] I don't k[G/B]now you,
[Am] I never m[G]et you,
[Dm] For laughs I'll [F]call you S[C]am,
You were [G/B]the son,
[Am] Of Mrs. So[G]meone,
[Dm] I hope she u[F]nderst[C]ands,
[Dm] Sam you were all that you h[Em]ad,
[Bm] Are you h[A]appy or sa[E]d,
I [G]never k[A]new you,
[Bm] But I'm t[C]old you're the b[G]est we had,[C][G/B][Am][G][Dm][F][C]
Were you [G/B]so tall,
[Am] Did you play B[G]asketball,
[Dm] Was there a sw[F]eetheart at h[C]ome,
Did you write her l[G]etters,
[Am] Did it make you b[G]etter[Dm] face the g[F]reat unkn[C]own,
[Dm] Sam did you feel al[Em]one,
[Bm] You were [A]so far from h[E]ome,
[G] I never k[A]new you,
[Bm] But I know [C]you're the b[G]est man I know,[C]
[Dm] Could you tell it was t[Em]ime,
See it c[Bm]oming in the b[A]ack of your mi[E]nd,
When [G]it was o[A]ver[Bm], was it [C]over,
[G]Sam I'm glad you're on my side,[D][Em][Bm][A][E][G][A][Bm][C][G][C][G/B][Am][G][Dm][F][C]
I don't k[G/B]now you,
[Am] I never m[G]et you,
[Dm] Can I ca[F]ll you S[C]am,
Did you have a [G/B]son,
[Am] A daughter with a l[G]ittle one,
[Dm] I might [F]go and t[C]hank [Dm]Sam you're the best that we h[Em]ave,
[Bm] You make me h[A]appy and s[E]ad,
[A] If you were h[G]ere[D/F#], I'd buy the b[G]eers,
[A] I'd shake your h[G]and and[D/F#] say good m[G]an,
And though the s[A]un would s[G]hine[D/F#] about the sa[G]me,
It's a b[A]etter w[G]orld bec[A]ause [Bm]you c[C]ame,
Sin[Am]cerely yo[F]urs, my kids will know your name[C], [G/B] [Am] [G] [Dm] [F][C]
