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Well, Am is the relative minor of C major, it is, for all intents and purposes, the C6 chord. And a 6 chord is a good substitute for a major chord in just about any context. This really is just a I IV V progression, which is a really common and great sounding progression for a lot of reasons.

A theorists named Hugo Riemann also noted that a IV chord is acts as a dominant preparation in a chord progression. In other words, it leads naturally to a V chord. That is what our ears expect when we hear that chord in the context of a progression. Likewise the V leads to the I chord, and is so common and so strong a resolution that it's given its own special name: an authentic cadence (sometimes called a perfect cadence, thought that term is frequently used more precisely for a perfect authentic cadence where each chord is in root form.)

Additionally, these chords line up very well to create simple melodic patterns and to change very little as they are played in various voices. Simply put, when very little changes, there tends to be a great deal of consonance in the progression.

Take a look at not only how little changes if you flip the voicings around a bit, particularly when playing 7ths.
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