recorded by Merle Haggard capo on the 3rd fret D Bm There's a certain hill outside of town called Sam Hill D A And a certain guy used to go there every day D Bm They said a certain girl lived up in Sam Hill Em A Aw, a pretty girl, not hep to city ways D G This certain guy would come down the hill a smilin' Em A Headed back to town at the crack of dawn D G And he had 'em all a wonderin' what he was doin' D A D Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on Bm We knew this certain guy was not a goldminer D A Cause he never took a shovel or a pick D Bm He only took a little box of candy Em A And disappeared in Sam Hill mighty quick D G We tried to follow him to his destination Em A But he had a secret path and soon he was gone D G And he had us all a wonderin' what he was doin' D A D D Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on Bm I know that you have wondered too about Sam Hill D A You've probably asked "What in Sam Hill's goin' on?" D Bm All I can say in answer to your question Em A Is the goin's on are still goin' on D G This certain guy's still takin' up his candy Em A He's 99 and all his youth is gone D G But he climbs that hill and still comes down a smilin' D A D And we're wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on Bm Em Wish I knew A D What in Sam Hill's goin' on Bm Em He won't tell us' A D What in Sam Hill's goin' on Bm Em He just snickers A D What in Sam Hill's goin' on transcribed by Tom Marr, marrt@synapse.net