Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Play the C and A strings repeatedly until the last part of the song,
then you'll want to strum each chord once.
Intro:
G C G C
Verse 1:
G C
Up at dawn and on the highway
Em D
Mom asleep against the window
C
Light is breaking through
G C
I hum a song to keep me company
Em D G D
I swear to god I heard you hum the same tune
C D B Em
If you wanted to I think you could've been a singer
C
I got it from you
G C
Switch on the radio at Dansville
Em D C
I comb the static signal looking for the news
G C
I found the frequency for sports talk
Em D G D
All the callers lining up to sing the blues
C D B Em
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
C
I hope he is
D
I hope he is
Chorus:
G D C
I spread your ashes in Orchard Park
G
In the creek beyond the east wall
C
So I know where you are
G D C
Come November when I'm screaming at my TV in the dark
G D C
You're screaming with me from Orchard Park
Verse 2:
G C
Mom and I laugh on the way home
Em D
She says she's got a black thumb
C
All the house plants met their doom
G C
But she still tends to your tomatoes
Em D
Says the garden's looking healthy
Em D
She's already seeing blooms
C D
I don't got much to lose
B Em
But I keep close to my chest
C D
The things I still do
Chorus:
G D C
I spread your ashes in Orchard Park
G
In the creek beyond the east wall
C
So I know where you are
G D C
Come November when I'm screaming at my TV in the dark
G D C
You're screaming with me from Orchard Park
Instrumental:
G Em D x2
Outro:
C D B Em
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
C D B Em
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
C D B Em
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
C
I hope he is