Old Siam Sir Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays414

Old Siam Sir by Paul McCartney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, Am, Am/G and Am/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Riff1: 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---2---2---2---0h2---2---2-----0-2-0---0----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0---0---0---0-----0---0---0-3-------3---0--------------------------------| 

Riff2: 
e|-19-19-19-19-17-15--14-15--17--19-19-19-19-17-15--14-15-17-12-------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff3: 
  D      C 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-7-7-7-5------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7-5------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff4:(lots of times) 
e|-s7-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Solo1: 
  Am              Am/G            Am/F#           Am/G 
e|--8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35-35-35----------| 
B|--------------5--------------5--------------5-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Am              Am/G            Am/F#           Am/G 
e|--8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35-35-35----------| 
B|--------------5--------------5--------------5-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Solo2: 
  Am              Am/G            Am/F#           Am/G 
e|--8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35----8-7-5-35-35-35-35----------| 
B|--------------5--------------5--------------5-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Intro:Riff1(2 times) then riff1 and riff2(2 times) 

riff1 and riff2(2 times) 
In a village in old Siam, sir 
Lived a lady who lost her way 
In an effort to find her man, sir 
She found herself in the old UK 

riff1(2 times) 
She waited round in Walthamstow 
She scouted round in Scarborough 
She waited round in Walthamstow 
She skated round in Scarborough 

riff1 and riff2(2 times) 
In a village in old East Ham, sir 
She met a fellow who made her reel 
Took her rushes to show his mam, sir 
Met his dad at the wedding meal 

Solo1 then riff3(4 times) then riff1(1 time) 

riff1(2 times) 
In a letter from old Siam, sir 
Came a terrible tale of woe 
She decided the only answer 
Was to get up a pile of dough 

riff1 and riff2(4 times) 
She waited round in Walthamstow 
She scouted round in Scarborough 
Waited round in Walthamstow 
She scouted round in Scarborough 

When a relative to her man, sir 
He directed her not to stay 
In a village in old Siam, sir 
Lived a lady who lost her way 

Solo2 then riff3(4 times) then riff1(1 time) 

riff1(2 times) 
In a village in old Siam, sir 
Lived a lady who lost her way 

riff 1 anf riff2(8 times) and riff4 
In an effort to find her man, sir 
Found herself in the old UK 

She waited round in Walthamstow 
She scouted round in Scarborough 
Waited round in Walthamstow 
Scouted round in Scarborough 


In a village in old Siam, sir 
Lived a lady who lost her way 
In an effort to find her man, sir 
Found herself in the old UK(fade) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante