Samson

Regina Spektor - Samson


B C#m B/D# Esus2
You are my sweetest down-fall
E F#sus2 G#m f# E
I loved you first, I loved you first
B C#m B/D# E
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
f# G#m f# E
I have to go, I have to go
Esus2/B E/B
Your hair was long, when we first met


Esus2


f# G#m B
Sam - son went back to bed
B E
Not much hair left on his head
f# G#m B B f#
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
f# G#m B B E
And history books for-got about us and the bible didn't mention us
B A/F# G#m E
And the bi-ble didn't mention us, not even once



B C#m B/D# Esus2
You are my sweetest downfall
E F#sus2 G#m f# E
I loved you first, I loved you first
B C#m B/D# E
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
E f# G#m f# E
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Esus2/B E/B
Your hair was long when we first met

f# G#m B
Sam - son came to my bed
B E
Told me that my hair was red
f# G#m B B f#
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
f# G#m B
Oh I cut his hair my - self one night
B E
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
E B
And he told me that I'd done alright
B f#/A# G#m E
and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
B f#/A# G#m
and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light


B f#/A# G#m


f# G#m B
Sam - son went back to bed
B E
not much hair left on his head
f# G#m B B f#
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
f# G#m B
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
B E
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
E B
And history books forgot about us
B f#/A# G#m E
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once....


B C#m B/D# Esus2 E
You are my sweetest downfall
F#sus2 f# G#m
I loved you first