Biography:
Sammy Walker (born in 1952 near Atlanta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter. Influenced by the folk and country sounds of Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie and Hank Williams, Walker emerged in the mid 1970s with two albums for the Folkways label and two albums for Warner Brothers. While appearing on Bob Fass's radio show in 1975, he caught the ear of Phil Ochs, who was impressed by the young songwriter and agreed to produce his first album with Folkways.
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D to G Transition (Verse to Chorus join):
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B|--------------------------------------|
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D|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|
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D xx0232
Bm xx0432
Em 022000
A x02220
F#m 244222
[Intro]
D Bm Em A F#m
[Verse 1]
D Em
Got a postcard from a sailor
A D
He said "I'm coming home from the sea."
Em
He said "I fought bad stormy weather
A D
and those girls in port of nice."
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
[Verse 2]
D Em
Met a man from california
A D
he had hunger in his eye
Em
he said "I slept out in the gutter
A D
and been kicked by passers by"
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
[Instrumental]
D Bm Em A F#m
[Verse 3]
D Em
And yes I ran into the devil
A D
He wants to bargain for my soul
Em
He said "I'll give you fame and fortune mhm
A D
and power to control"
[Verse 4]
D Em
And yes I ran into an Angel
A D
She wants to take me by the hand
Em
and fly me off to heaven
A D
to play in jacobs sacred band
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
D xx0232
Bm xx0432
Em 022000
A x02220
F#m 244222
[Intro]
D Bm Em A F#m
[Verse 1]
D Em
Got a postcard from a sailor
A D
He said "I'm coming home from the sea."
Em
He said "I fought bad stormy weather
A D
and those girls in port of nice."
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
[Verse 2]
D Em
Met a man from california
A D
he had hunger in his eye
Em
he said "I slept out in the gutter
A D
and been kicked by passers by"
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
[Instrumental]
D Bm Em A F#m
[Verse 3]
D Em
And yes I ran into the devil
A D
He wants to bargain for my soul
Em
He said "I'll give you fame and fortune mhm
A D
and power to control"
[Verse 4]
D Em
And yes I ran into an Angel
A D
She wants to take me by the hand
Em
and fly me off to heaven
A D
to play in jacobs sacred band
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
[Chorus]
G D
Just when I think about surrender
F#m Em
You come running up to me.
D Em A
Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord
D
for a place in history.
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