Samson
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Intro
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Verse 1
C F
Oh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man
C
I've heard it said you killed a lion with your hands
F A7
And when the people of Philistia raised your Ire
G C
Ain't you the man who set their fields on fire?
Verse 2
F
You faced an army of Philistines all alone
C
And didn't you tear at their flesh with just a bone?
F A7
So tell me, Samson, if these things I hear are true
F C F
How could you let a woman get the best of you?
Verse 3
F
I've heard it said you were the best of many men
C
That you could tear a city gate right off it's hinge
F A7
And that the strongest rope just could not hold you bound
G C
And you completely tore one temple down
Verse 4
F
How could you let yourself get caught in such disgrace?
F C
You got the best of every man you ever faced
F A7
And after all the mighty enemies you slew
F C
How could you let a women get the best of you?
Interlude
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Verse 5
C F
You've battled many a man till he has turned and fled
C
Then turned around and let a woman turn your head
F A7
You loved the best, of man, but you were bound to fall
G C
By the very thing that you loved best of all
Chorus
C F
Oh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man
F C
And women were your weakness, this I understand
F A7
But after all the mighty armies you went through
F
How could you let a woman get the best of you?
Chorus
F
Oh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man
C
And women were your weakness, this I understand
F A7
But after all the mighty armies you went through
F C A7
How could you let a woman get the best of you?
F C F AF
How could you let Delilah get the best of you?