Sam Hall Chords

Sam Hall chords
Unknown  1969 (as performed by The Dubliners) *
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Hall_(song)
 
D G D
 
       D              G
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,
        D              A
chimney sweep, chimney sweep
       D              G
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,
        D
chimney sweep
       G
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,
         D                     A
and I've robbed both great and small
       D                 G
And me neck will pay for all,
       D           A
when I die, when I die
       D                 G
And me neck will pay for all,
       D
when I die
 
       D                G
I have twenty pounds in store,
           D               A
that's not all, that's not all
       D                G
I have twenty pounds in store,
           D
that's not all
       G
I have twenty pounds in store,
        D              A
and I'd rob for twenty more
        D                  G
For the rich must help the poor,
        D          A
so must I, so must I
        D                  G
For the rich must help the poor,
        D
so must I
 
         D              G
Oh, they took me to Coothill,
     D          A
in a cart, in a cart
         D              G
Oh, they took me to Coothill,
     D
in a cart
         G
Oh, they took me to Coothill,
        D                  A
where I stopped to make my will
        D                    G
For the best of friends must part,
        D          A
so must I, so must I
        D                    G
For the best of friends must part,
        D
so must I
 
       D            G
Up the ladder I did grope,
          D               A
that's no joke, that's no joke
       D            G
Up the ladder I did grope,
          D
that's no joke
       G
Up the ladder I did grope,
        D                     A
and the hangman he pulled his rope
    D              G
But ne'ar a word I spoke,
         D              A
tumbling down, tumbling down
    D              G
But ne'ar a word I spoke,
         D
tumbling down
 
       D              G
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,
        D              A
chimney sweep, chimney sweep
       D              G
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,
        D
chimney sweep
       G
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,
         D                     A
and I've robbed both great and small
       D                 G
And me neck will pay for all,
       D           A
when I die, when I die
       D                 G
And me neck will pay for all,
       D
when I die
 
* Alternates:
 
Capo II
 
D = C
G = F
A = G
 
Capo III
 
D = B
G = E
A = F#
 
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