{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2213711,"song":"As Strong As Samson","artist":"Procol Harum","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11468772-as-strong-as-samson-chords-by-procol-harum/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2213711?type=chord","rating":4.88488,"votes":10,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | x3\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    Psychiatrists and lawyers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    destroying mankind
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    Driving them crazy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    and stealing them blind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n    Bankers and brokers ruling the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]D/A[/ch]        [ch]E/G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nStoring the silver and hoarding the gold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Ain't no use in preachers preaching
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n   When they don't know what they're teaching
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Weakest man be strong as Samson[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you're being held to ran- som[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    Famine and hardship[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    in true living colour
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    Constant reminders[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    The plight of our brother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDaily starvation our diet of news[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]D/A[/ch]          [ch]E/G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFed to the teeth with a barrage of views[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Ain't no use in preachers preaching
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n   When they don't know what they're teaching
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Weakest man be strong as Samson[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you're being held to ran- som[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | x 3\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    Black men and white men,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    and Arabs and Jews
[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n    Causing congestion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    and filling the queues[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFighting for freedom, the truth and the word[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]D/A[/ch]         [ch]E/G#[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFighting the war for the end of the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Ain't no use in preachers preaching[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n   When they don't know what they're teaching[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Weakest man be strong as Samson[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you're being held to ran- som[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Ain't no use in preachers preaching[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\n   When they don't know what they're teaching[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Weakest man be strong as Samson[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen you're being held to ran- /direct to outro ->/[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n-som           It ain’t no[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nuse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nO - o -      o[/tab]\r\n   Ain’t no use\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nO - o -      o[/tab]\r\n   Ain’t no use\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nO - o   -     o[/tab]\r\n   Strong as Samson\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nO - o - o[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nO - o - o[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Fade]\r\n\r\nNote:\r\nDo the E minor on line 5 of the verse with an upstroke.","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n| D | A | Em | G | x3\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n| D | A | Em | G | x2\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nA  Em\n\n| D | A | Em | G | x 3\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n   Ain’t no use\n\n   Ain’t no use\n\n   Strong as Samson\n\n\n\n[Fade]\n\nNote:\nDo the E minor on line 5 of the verse with an upstroke.","chords":["D","A","Em","G","Bm","D/C#","C","D/A","E/G#","F#","D/F#","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}