Chords for Alan Lomax - Sam Bass (Texas folk song)
Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Sam Bass was born in Indiana, [G#m] it [B] was his native [E] home.
And at the [C#m] age of seventeen, [B] young Sam began to roam.
Sam [A] first came out to Texas, [E] a cowboy for to be.
A kinder hearted fella, you'd [B] seldom ever [E] see.
Sam used to deal in race stock, one called the Denton Bear.
He matched her in scrub races [B] and took her to the fair.
[A] Sam used to corn the money plows [E] and spent it just as free.
He always drank good whiskey, [B] wherever he might be.
Sam left the Collins Ranch in [B] the merry [E] month of May.
With a herd of Texas cattle, [B] the Black Hills, Florida Sea.
[A] Sold out in Custer City [E] and then got on a spree.
A harder set of cowboys [B] you'd seldom [E] ever see.
On their way back to Texas, they robbed the UP train.
Then split up in couples and [B] started out again.
[A] Joe Collins and his partner [E] were overtaken soon.
With all their hard earned money, [B] boys, they had to [E] meet their doom.
Sam made it back to Texas, [B] all right side up [E] with care.
Rode into the town of Denton with all his [B] friends to share.
[A] Sam's life was short in Texas, [E] three robberies did he do.
He robbed all the passenger mail [B] and express [E] cars too.
Sam met his fate in Round Rock, July the 21st.
They pierced poor Sam [C#m] with rifle balls [B] and emptied out his purse.
[A] Poor Sam used a corpse and [E] six foot underclay.
And Jacksons in the bushes, boys, [B] tried to get away.
Jim had borrowed Sam's good gold and didn't want [E] to pay.
The only shot he saw was to give [F#] poor Sam away.
[A] He sold out Sam and Barnes [E] and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will [B] get when Cape Town [E] blows its horn.
Yes, he sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when [B] Cape Town blows its horn.
[A] Perhaps he's got to heaven, there's none of us can say.
But if I'm right in [B] my surmise, he's gone [E] the other way.
And at the [C#m] age of seventeen, [B] young Sam began to roam.
Sam [A] first came out to Texas, [E] a cowboy for to be.
A kinder hearted fella, you'd [B] seldom ever [E] see.
Sam used to deal in race stock, one called the Denton Bear.
He matched her in scrub races [B] and took her to the fair.
[A] Sam used to corn the money plows [E] and spent it just as free.
He always drank good whiskey, [B] wherever he might be.
Sam left the Collins Ranch in [B] the merry [E] month of May.
With a herd of Texas cattle, [B] the Black Hills, Florida Sea.
[A] Sold out in Custer City [E] and then got on a spree.
A harder set of cowboys [B] you'd seldom [E] ever see.
On their way back to Texas, they robbed the UP train.
Then split up in couples and [B] started out again.
[A] Joe Collins and his partner [E] were overtaken soon.
With all their hard earned money, [B] boys, they had to [E] meet their doom.
Sam made it back to Texas, [B] all right side up [E] with care.
Rode into the town of Denton with all his [B] friends to share.
[A] Sam's life was short in Texas, [E] three robberies did he do.
He robbed all the passenger mail [B] and express [E] cars too.
Sam met his fate in Round Rock, July the 21st.
They pierced poor Sam [C#m] with rifle balls [B] and emptied out his purse.
[A] Poor Sam used a corpse and [E] six foot underclay.
And Jacksons in the bushes, boys, [B] tried to get away.
Jim had borrowed Sam's good gold and didn't want [E] to pay.
The only shot he saw was to give [F#] poor Sam away.
[A] He sold out Sam and Barnes [E] and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will [B] get when Cape Town [E] blows its horn.
Yes, he sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when [B] Cape Town blows its horn.
[A] Perhaps he's got to heaven, there's none of us can say.
But if I'm right in [B] my surmise, he's gone [E] the other way.
Key:
B
E
A
C#m
G#m
B
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sam Bass was born in Indiana, [G#m] it [B] was his native [E] home.
And at the [C#m] age of seventeen, [B] young Sam began to roam.
Sam [A] first came out to Texas, [E] a cowboy for to be.
A kinder hearted fella, you'd [B] seldom ever [E] see. _
_ _ _ Sam used to deal in race stock, one called the Denton Bear.
He matched her in scrub races [B] and took her to the fair.
[A] Sam used to corn the money plows [E] and spent it just as free.
He always drank good whiskey, [B] wherever he might be. _
Sam left the Collins Ranch in [B] the merry [E] month of May.
With a herd of Texas cattle, [B] the Black Hills, Florida Sea.
[A] Sold out in Custer City [E] and then got on a spree.
A harder set of cowboys [B] you'd seldom [E] ever see. _
_ On their way back to Texas, they robbed the UP train.
Then split up in couples and [B] started out again.
[A] Joe Collins and his partner [E] were overtaken soon.
With all their hard earned money, [B] boys, they had to [E] meet their doom. _
_ Sam made it back to Texas, [B] all right side up [E] with care.
Rode into the town of Denton with all his [B] friends to share.
[A] Sam's life was short in Texas, [E] three robberies did he do.
He robbed all the passenger mail [B] and express [E] cars too. _
_ _ Sam met his fate in Round Rock, July the 21st.
They pierced poor Sam [C#m] with rifle balls [B] and emptied out his purse.
[A] Poor Sam used a corpse and [E] six foot _ underclay.
And Jacksons in the bushes, boys, [B] tried to get away.
_ _ Jim had borrowed Sam's good gold and didn't want [E] to pay.
The only shot he saw was to give [F#] poor Sam away.
[A] He sold out Sam and Barnes [E] and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will [B] get when Cape Town [E] blows its horn. _
_ Yes, he sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when [B] Cape Town blows its horn.
[A] Perhaps he's got to heaven, there's none of us can say.
_ But if I'm right in [B] my surmise, he's gone [E] the other way. _
_ _ Sam Bass was born in Indiana, [G#m] it [B] was his native [E] home.
And at the [C#m] age of seventeen, [B] young Sam began to roam.
Sam [A] first came out to Texas, [E] a cowboy for to be.
A kinder hearted fella, you'd [B] seldom ever [E] see. _
_ _ _ Sam used to deal in race stock, one called the Denton Bear.
He matched her in scrub races [B] and took her to the fair.
[A] Sam used to corn the money plows [E] and spent it just as free.
He always drank good whiskey, [B] wherever he might be. _
Sam left the Collins Ranch in [B] the merry [E] month of May.
With a herd of Texas cattle, [B] the Black Hills, Florida Sea.
[A] Sold out in Custer City [E] and then got on a spree.
A harder set of cowboys [B] you'd seldom [E] ever see. _
_ On their way back to Texas, they robbed the UP train.
Then split up in couples and [B] started out again.
[A] Joe Collins and his partner [E] were overtaken soon.
With all their hard earned money, [B] boys, they had to [E] meet their doom. _
_ Sam made it back to Texas, [B] all right side up [E] with care.
Rode into the town of Denton with all his [B] friends to share.
[A] Sam's life was short in Texas, [E] three robberies did he do.
He robbed all the passenger mail [B] and express [E] cars too. _
_ _ Sam met his fate in Round Rock, July the 21st.
They pierced poor Sam [C#m] with rifle balls [B] and emptied out his purse.
[A] Poor Sam used a corpse and [E] six foot _ underclay.
And Jacksons in the bushes, boys, [B] tried to get away.
_ _ Jim had borrowed Sam's good gold and didn't want [E] to pay.
The only shot he saw was to give [F#] poor Sam away.
[A] He sold out Sam and Barnes [E] and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will [B] get when Cape Town [E] blows its horn. _
_ Yes, he sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn.
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when [B] Cape Town blows its horn.
[A] Perhaps he's got to heaven, there's none of us can say.
_ But if I'm right in [B] my surmise, he's gone [E] the other way. _
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