{"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":681281,"song":"Samson","artist":"Regina Spektor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11580481-samson-chords-by-regina-spektor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/681281?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":1203,"content":"Capo 4th fret to match the recording.\r\nTranspose +4 for original chords in the key of B\r\n\r\n[tab]Csus2  x-3-5-5-3-3\r\nCsus2* x-3-5-7-7-x  (really Csus2(#11))[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n  You are my sweetest downfall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  I loved you first, I loved you first[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nBeneath the sheets of paper lies my truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI have to go, I have to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Csus2[/ch]*               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Csus2[/ch]\r\nYour hair was long, when we first met[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSamson went back to bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNot much hair left on his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the bible didn't mention us, not even once[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n  You are my sweetest downfall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n  I loved you first, I loved you first[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut they're just old light, they're just old light[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Csus2[/ch]*             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Csus2[/ch]\r\nYour hair was long when we first met[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSamson came to my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTold me that my hair was red[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTold me I was beautiful and came into my bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh I cut his hair myself one night[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA pair of dull scissors in the yellow light[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he told me that I'd done alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nand he kissed me 'til the mornin' light[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSamson went back to bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nnot much hair left on his head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAte a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, we couldn't bring the columns down[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah we couldn't destroy a single one[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd history books forgot about us[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nAnd the bible didn't mention us, not even once[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n  You are my sweetest downfall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI  loved   you  first[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 4th fret to match the recording.\nTranspose +4 for original chords in the key of B\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nG\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG  D/F#  Em\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["B","Csus2","G","Am","G/B","Cadd9","C","D","Em","D/F#","A","Dsus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"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]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}