{"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":860481,"song":"Samson And Delilah","artist":"Grateful Dead","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/860481-samson-and-delilah-chords-by-grateful-dead/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/860481?type=chord","rating":4.74102,"votes":59,"content":"[tab]Three important chords\r\n         Bmb5                     C+4+9                   C#mb5\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   X   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   |   X   |   X   |   |   X   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   |   |   X   |   |   |   |   X   |   X   |   |   X   |   |   |   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   X   |   |   |   |   X   |   X   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   X   |   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |\r\n  |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I had my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        Bmb5 [ch]C[/ch]+4+9    C#mb5  [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI would tear this old buil  ding down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDelilah was a woman, she was fine and fair,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe had lovely looks, and coal black hair.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDelilah she gained old Samson's mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen first he saw this woman, she looked so fine.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDelilah she climbed up on Samson's knee,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid, \"Tell me where your strength lies if you please.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd She spoke so kind, God knows, she talked so fair,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSamson said, \"Delilah, you cut off my hair.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can shave my head, clean as my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy strength come's natural as any old man.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf I had my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf I had my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I had my way,[/tab]\r\n\r\nI would tear this old building down.\"\r\n\r\nYou read about Samson, all from his birth,\r\nHe was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth.\r\nOne day when Samson was walking along,\r\nLooked down on the ground, he saw an old jawbone.\r\nHe stretched out his arm, God knows, chains broke like thread,\r\nWhen he got to moving, ten thousand was dead.\r\n\r\n[tab]Common riff:\r\n  [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nE----------13-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB----15-------15-----13--15p13-------13--15p13--12----------|\r\nG-------------------------------15--------------------------|\r\nD-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE-----------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nE----------13-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB----15-------15-----13--15p13------------------------------|\r\nG-------------------------------15-----------12-------------|\r\nD------------------------------------15--12-----------------|\r\nA-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE-----------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Solo Culmination:\r\nE-------15p13------15-----15p13------15---------------------|\r\nB---15---------15----------------15-------------------------|\r\nG-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE-----------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]E---19--15--------------------------------------------------|\r\nB-----------13^15\\13------------------------13^15\\13--------|\r\nG---------------------15--12-------12-----------------12----|\r\nD-----------------------------15-------12-------------------|\r\nA-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE-----------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nCommon Solo Culmination\r\n\r\nNow Samson and the lion, they got in attack,\r\nSamson he crawled up on the lion's back.\r\nYou read about this lion, he killed a man with his paws,\r\nSamson got his hands up around that lion's jaws.\r\nAnd he ripped that beast, God knows he killed him dead.\r\nAnd the bees made honey in the lion's head.","plain_text":"I would tear this old building down.\"\n\nYou read about Samson, all from his birth,\nHe was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth.\nOne day when Samson was walking along,\nLooked down on the ground, he saw an old jawbone.\nHe stretched out his arm, God knows, chains broke like thread,\nWhen he got to moving, ten thousand was dead.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommon Solo Culmination\n\nNow Samson and the lion, they got in attack,\nSamson he crawled up on the lion's back.\nYou read about this lion, he killed a man with his paws,\nSamson got his hands up around that lion's jaws.\nAnd he ripped that beast, God knows he killed him dead.\nAnd the bees made honey in the lion's head.","chords":["C","C#","G","F#","D","E","B","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}