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Sam was a chimney sweep guy but he says that he was also a thief because as he says "The rich must help the poor"
Sam Hall
D G D A
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
D G D
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
G D A
Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
D G D A7
And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
D A D
And my neck will pay for all when I die
D G D A
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all
D G D
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all
G D A
I have twenty pounds in store and I'll rob for twenty more
D G D A7
For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I
D A D
For the rich must help the poor, so must I
D G D A
Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart
D G D
Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart
G D A
Oh they took me to Cootehill where I stopped to make my will
D G D A7
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I
D A D
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I
D G D A
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke
D G D
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke
G D A
Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope
D G D A7
And ne'er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down
D A D
And ne'er a word I spoke tumbling down
D G D A
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
D G D
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
G D A
Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
D G D A7
And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
D A D
And my neck will pay for all when I die