Hey Hey Sam by Microdisney
From Microdisney’s 1987 Crooked Mile album. Written by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[G] [Bb] (x4)
VERSE 1
[G] Hou [D] ses [C] strewn on a [D] hill
[F] In one the [Cmaj7] General lives
[G] He makes [D] kids and he [C] tries to for [D] get
The [C] killing and [A] drill
[G] The safe [D] house is [C] not far a [D] way
[F] They’re having some [Cmaj7] people to stay
[G] Ten [D] long Chours a [D] day
[C] Questioning [A] drill
[A7] Be [A] still, be still
CHORUS 1
[C] Hey hey [Bb6] Sam where’s your [Gm7] conscience [C] gone?
[C] Scandal sheet [Bb6] page with your [Gm7] harness Con
[C] Turning on [Bb6] troops at the [Gm7] labour Ccamp
[C] Gesture and [Bb6] song and [G7] dance
VERSE 2
[G] The chil [D] dren, [C] Katy and [D] Klaus
[F] They take their [Cmaj7] stories to school
[G] Through clean [D] streets [C] stories of [D] how
[C] Dad taught them [A] games
But [A7] Dad’s not a [A] shamed
CHORUS 1
[C] Hey hey [Bb6] Sam where’s your [Gm7] conscience [C] gone?
[C] Scandal sheet [Bb6] page with your [Gm7] harness Con
[C] Turning on [Bb6] troops at the [Gm7] labour Ccamp
[C] Gesture and [Bb6] song and [G7] dance
BRIDGE
[F] The Anglo [G] Saxons make their [C] love
[F] In frogman [G] suits and boxing [C] gloves [C7]
[F] [G] [Am] [D7]
[F] These e [G7sus4] lectrodes sure are [C] fine [G]
VERSE 3
[G] My head [D] hurts, there is [C] dust in my [D] eyes
[F] The sky is red and the [Cmaj7] rivers are dry
[G] Ka [D] ty, you are [C] dreaming a [D] gain
[C] Listen please [A] try
We are [A7] going to [A] die
CHORUS 1
[C] Hey hey [Bb6] Sam where’s your [Gm7] conscience [C] gone?
[C] Scandal sheet [Bb6] page with your [Gm7] harness Con
[C] Turning on [Bb6] troops at the [Gm7] labour Ccamp
[C] Gesture and [Bb6] song and [G7] dance
CHORUS 2
[C] Hey hey [Bb6] Sam now where [Gm7] is your [C] shame?
[C] Turning on [Bb6] troops at the [Gm7] Dachau [C] jail
And [C] did those [Bb6] feet in [Gm7] ancient [C] times
[C] Walk a [Bb6] crooked [Gm7] mile?
FADE
[C] [Bb6] [Gm7] [C]