Fat Sam From Birmingham Chords by Louis Jordan

[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [E] _ _ [Bbm] [D] Birmingham, [Eb] that sound.
[Fm] _ [Ab] _ [Am] If you ever get down to Alabama, [G] stop off and see my friend Fat [C] Sam.
[G] He's a little butterball [C] who ain't so pleased.
[G] With him, every night is like New Year's [Ab] Eve.
[G] You find him on the corner [Cm] front of Shorter's [G] Bar
with a box [Am]-back coat and a big cigar.
[C] [G] He's always wearing [C] a big, [Cm] wide grin.
[G] Just tell him I sent you.
And man, you in.
[Am] That's [D] Sam from Birmingham, [G] always on [A] the ball.
[Gb] _ [G] [C] That's Sam from [Cm] Birmingham, [Eb] as wide [D] as he is tall.
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_ [Gb] _ [N] _ _ [Ab] [Gm] If you're [Am] on the loose and you want to [Cm] play,
[G] Sam's the man to show you [Cm] the way.
[G] Because all the chicks [Am] fall for his [Cm] groovy line,
[G] and he's ready for a party any [Ab] old time.
[G] If you get a little hungry [C] and you [Cm] want to eat, [G] tell Sam all about it,
and he'll give you a treat.
Neck bones and [C] feeds and [Cm] catfish stew,
[G] and what could be better than a good beef stew?
[Am] That's [D] Sam from Birmingham, [G] [Am] always on [Dm] the ball.
[Ab] _ [G] That's [Am] Sam from [A] Birmingham, as wide as he is tall.
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[D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ [Bbm] _ [D] _ [G] He'll tell you about money [Am] he's made and [Cm] spent,
[G] and if you're down on your luck, he'll [Ab] pay you rent.
[G] He'll drink and [C] fight and laugh [Cm] and sing,
[G] because the world don't owe [Gm] him a [Ab] doggone thing.
[G] He plays poker, [C] can [Cm] and skin, [E] but listen, all you [Ab] gambling men,
[G] if you're looking [C] around for a real [Cm] soft touch,
[G] don't mess with Sam, because he's much too much.
That's [Am] Sam from [D] Birmingham, [G] always [D] on the [F] ball.
[G] That's [Am] Sam from [Cm] Birmingham, as [Eb] wide as [D] he is [A] tall.
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[C] _ [Bbm] _ [Db] _ [D] _ [Am] Now big sister Bessie [Cm] used to spend [E] her days preaching [Dm] to Sam
to [C] change his [G] ways.
She followed him [Am] around with a [Cm] book in her hand,
[G] trying to make Sam a righteous man.
[G] The Sunday [E] congregation was [Cm] all put [G] out
when big sister [Dm] Bessie jumped [G] up to shout.
[G] She used to think [Am] preaching was a lie,
[Gm] but Jack said she met Sam, she changed [G] her mind.
[Am] That's Sam [D] from [G] Birmingham, always on the [D] ball.
[Gm] _ [Am] That's Sam [A] from Birmingham, as [B] wide as he [Am] is tall. _
[D] _ [Db] _ [Am] [D] That's Sam [Ab] from Bam.
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