Blackout Sam chords by The Hold Steady
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
The piano doesn't translate that well to guitar. This is how I play the first line of the song, to give a
general idea.
Am /b C /e G Gsus4/D G Gsus4/D
e|-----------0---|-7----------------------------|----7-----------------------------3-----|
B|-------1-------|-8--------------------------3-|----8-------------------------3------3--|
G|-2-----0-------|-0--------------------------5-|----0-------------------------5---------|
D|-2-----2---2---|----------------------------0-|------------------------------0---------|
A|-0--2--3-------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
That winter we were dealing with unrest in the interior
C Bm Am
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-5-----------------3----------------------1---|
G|-5-----------------4----------------------2---|
D|-5-----------------4----------------------2---|
A|-3-----------------2----------------------0---|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Careful when they mention local legends
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Chords:
Gsus4/D: xx0533
Verse 1:
Am /b C /e G Gsus4/D G Gsus4/D
That winter we were dealing with unrest in the interior
C Bm Am /b C /e
Careful when they mention local legends
G Gsus4/D G Gsus4/D
He was down there in the trenches, she was holding down home office
C Bm Am
Still in constant correspondence
Bm C Bm Em
Blackout Sam has got credentials
C D
He keeps flashing them his laminate
C/E D/F#
He keeps scratching at his neck
Verse 2:
G Gsus4/D
The general made a gesture of contrition
C Bm Am Bm
Law of averages says something's gotta give
G Gsus4/D
We were stuck up in survival mode, you were twisting on the telephone
C Bm Am
Giving blanket denials to that one persistent kid
Bm C Bm Em
Blackout Sam don't have the answer
Am Bm
He keeps waking up in parking ramps
C D
He can never find his keys
Break:
G Cmaj7
G Cmaj7
G Cmaj7
Chorus 1:
Am Bm
Now promise me you won't forget
C D G
The nights that haven't happened yet
Cmaj7 G
Separate the smoke from all the cinders
Cmaj7 G
Put another sticker on the van
Cmaj7
Carpet at the party house
Am Bm
Tear it up and take it out
C D N.C.
Somebody should check on Blackout Sam
Verse 3:
G Gsus4/D
While we stood there at the service with her hand up on my shoulder
C Bm Am Bm
We could feel like every single thing
G Gsus4/D
Push the pill right through the foil, check the engine, change the oil
C Bm Am
Spent the summer wishing it was spring
Bm C Bm Em
They sent another man to sing the anthem
Am Bm
But the monitor malfunctioned
C D
And he couldn't find the key
Chorus 2:
G Cmaj7 G
I always try to take it so much further
Cmaj7 G
Spinning like a sparrow through the spire
Cmaj7
Ingesting every offering
Am Bm
Try to make it interesting
C D G
Cut up and consumed what we desired
Cmaj7 G
Take a little comfort, it's just thunder
Cmaj7 G
Put another sticker on the van
Cmaj7
Now that it's a haunted house
Am Bm
Break the lease and empty out
C D Am Bm
Somebody should check on Blackout Sam
C D Em D/F# G Am
Somebody should check on Blackout Sam
Solo:
G Em D G
G Em D G
Coda:
G Em
Dropped out of school but he still went to church
D G
He was a friend of mine and I hope it didn't hurt
G Em
Cried when he died but tonight it felt worse
D G
Snuff out your smoke and pour your drink in the dirt
G Em
Local legends with the faraway eyes
D G
I wanna make you feel protected and high
G Em
If you're in the city while you're still alive
D G
I wanna make you feel protected and high
N.C.
Local legends with the faraway eyes
N.C.
I wanna make you feel protected and high Last updated:
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