Intro: G C G C
verse 1
G C
Up at dawn and on the highway
Em G D G
Mom asleep against the window
C
Light is breaking through
G C
I hum a song to keep me company
Em D G Em D
I swear to god I heard you hum the same tune
C G D B C G
If you wanted to I think you could've been a singer
I got it from you
G C
Switch on the radio at Dansville
Em D C
I comb the static signal looking for the news
G C
I found the frequency for sports talk
Em D G D
All the callers lining up to sing the blues
C D C
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
C
I hope he is
D
I hope he is
G C
I spread your ashes in Orchard Park
G
In the creek beyond the east wall
C
So I know where you are
G C
Come November when I'm screaming at my TV in the dark
G C
You're screaming with me from Orchard Park
verse 2
G C
Mom and I laugh on the way home
Em G C
She says she's got a black thumb
All the house plants met their doom
G C
But she still tends to your tomatoes
Em D
Says the garden's looking healthy
Em D
She's already seeing blooms
C
I don't got much to lose
D B Em
But I keep close to my chest
C
The things I still do
G C
I spread your ashes in Orchard Park
G
In the creek beyond the east wall
C
So I know where you are
G C
Come November when I'm screaming at my TV in the dark
G C
You're screaming with me from Orchard Park
Instrumental
G Em D (x2)
Outro
C D B C Am
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
Am C G C C D
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
Am C G C C D
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
I hope he is