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Samson

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Capo 4th fret to match the recording.
Transpose +4 for original chords in the key of B
Csus2  x-3-5-5-3-3
Csus2* x-3-5-7-7-x  (really Csus2(#11))
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
  GYou aAmre my sG/Bweetest dowCadd9nfall
  CI lDoved you fiEmrst, I lDoved you fiCrst
BenCeath the sheGets of pAmaper lG/Bies my tCadd9ruth
I Dhave to gEmo, I Dhave to goC  
              Csus2*                   C  Csus2  
Your hair was long, when we first met
[Chorus]
DSamEmson went Gback to bed
GNot much hair left Con his head
He aDte a Emslice of Gwonder bread and went Gright back to Dbed
And Dhistory boEmoks forGgot about us and the Gbible didn't menCtion us
And the Gbible D/F#didn't menEmtion us, not even Cadd9onceC  
[Verse]
  GYou aAmre my sG/Bweetest dCadd9ownfall
  CI Dloved you fiEmrst, I lDoved you fCadd9irst
  CBeneath the stGars came fAmallin' oG/Bn our hCadd9eadsC  
But they're Djust old liEmght, they're Djust old liCght
              Csus2*                   C  Csus2  
Your hair was long when we first met
[Chorus]
DSamEmson came Gto my bed
GTold me that my hair Cwas red
DTold me EmI was Gbeautiful and Gcame into my Dbed
Oh I Dcut his Emhair myGself one night
A pGair of dull scissors in the Cyellow light
And he tCold me that I'd dGone alright
and kGissed me 'D/F#til the Emmornin' light, the Cmornin' light
and he Gkissed me 'D/F#til the Emmornin' liCghtCadd9  
[Instrumental]
G  D/F#  Em
[Chorus]
DSamEmson went Gback to bed
Gnot much hair left Con his head
DAte a Emslice of Gwonderbread and went Gright back to Dbed
Oh, we Dcouldn't Embring the Gcolumns down
Yeah we Gcouldn't destroy a sCingle one
And Chistory books forGgot about us
And the Gbible D/F#didn't meEmntion us, not even ConceCadd9  
[Outro]
  GYou aAmre my G/Bsweetest Cadd9downfall
CI  lDsus2oved   Dyou  Emfirst

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Samson

by Regina Spektor

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Cadd9

Csus2

D/F#

Dsus2

Capo 4th fret to match the recording.

Transpose +4 for original chords in the key of B

Csus2 x-3-5-5-3-3

Csus2* x-3-5-7-7-x (really Csus2(#11))

[Intro]

[Verse]

G Am G/B Cadd9

You are my sweetest downfall

C D Em D C

I loved you first, I loved you first

C G Am G/B Cadd9

Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth

D Em D C

I have to go, I have to go

Csus2 C Csus2

Your hair was long, when we first met

[Chorus]

D Em G

Samson went back to bed

G C

Not much hair left on his head

D Em G G D

He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed

D Em G G C

And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us

G D/F# Em Cadd9 C

And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

[Verse]

G Am G/B Cadd9

You are my sweetest downfall

C D Em D Cadd9

I loved you first, I loved you first

C G Am G/B Cadd9 C

Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads

D Em D C

But they're just old light, they're just old light

Csus2 C Csus2

Your hair was long when we first met

[Chorus]

D Em G

Samson came to my bed

G C

Told me that my hair was red

D Em G G D

Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed

D Em G

Oh I cut his hair myself one night

G C

A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light

C G

And he told me that I'd done alright

G D/F# Em C

and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light

G D/F# Em C Cadd9

and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light

[Instrumental]

G D/F# Em

[Chorus]

D Em G

Samson went back to bed

G C

not much hair left on his head

D Em G G D

Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed

D Em G

Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down

G C

Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one

C G

And history books forgot about us

G D/F# Em C Cadd9

And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

[Outro]

G Am G/B Cadd9

You are my sweetest downfall

C Dsus2 D Em

I loved you first

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