Intro:C G//B Am G Dm F C (twice)

C          G/B
  I don't know you,
Am         G
  I never met you,
Dm                F         C 
  For laughs I'll call you Sam,
           G/B
  You were the son,
Am          G
  Of Mrs. Someone,
Dm            F     C
  I hope she understands,
Dm                           Em
  Sam you were all that you had,
Bm         A         E
  Are you happy or sad,
    G      A
  I never knew you,
Bm         C               G          C G/B Am G Dm F C
  But I'm told you're the best we had,
           G/B
  Were you so tall,
Am              G
  Did you play Basketball,
Dm              F            C
  Was there a sweetheart at home,
                     G 
  Did you write her letters,
Am                 G    Dm         F        C
  Did it make you better face the great unknown,
Dm                   Em 
  Sam did you feel alone,
Bm         A            E
  You were so far from home,
G          A 
  I never knew you,
Bm           C           G              C
  But I know you're the best man I know,
Dm                       Em
  Could you tell it was time,
          Bm            A             E
  See it coming in the back of your mind,
       G       A  Bm       C
  When it was over, was it over,
  G                              D Em Bm A E G A Bm C G C G/B Am G Dm F C
  Sam I'm glad you're on my side,
           G/B 
  I don't know you,
Am         G
  I never met you,
Dm        F       C
  Can I call you Sam,
                 G/B
  Did you have a son,
Am                   G
  A daughter with a little one,
Dm        F       C    Dm                           Em
  I might go and thank Sam you're the best that we have,
Bm             A         E
  You make me happy and sad,
A              G  D/F#           G      
  If you were here, I'd buy the beers,
A                 G      D/F#       G
  I'd shake your hand and say good man,
                  A         G   D/F#         G
  And though the sun would shine about the same,
          A      G       A    Bm   C        
  It's a better world because you came,
     Am       F                               C G/B Am G Dm F C
  Sincerely yours, my kids will know your name,