Chords for Reverend Gary Davis - Samson and Delilah (If I Had My Way)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
Gm
C
Am
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N]
[Gm]
[G] I'll be back.
If I had my way, if I [C] had my [G] way, if I had my way, if I had my way.
Oh, daddy, so Bill and I, well, Bill and I, she was warm, she was fine and fat.
She had those cotton-molded, cold black hats.
Bill and I, she gained those self -summoned.
The first she saw this woman, had just been last time.
Bill and I, she said, down south from me, she'd tell me where you stood, my nephew, please.
She spoke so kind, God knew she'd talk so fine.
Just south from St.
Delilah, cut off my hair.
You can shave my head, clean my hand, and [Gm] my skin, [G] come little little man.
If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G] I.
Yeah, yeah, talk to me, yeah, yeah.
[Am]
[G]
If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G]
I.
If I had my way, if I had my way, oh, daddy, so Bill and I.
Well, you read about old Samson all through the way.
He was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth.
No wonder why Samson wasn't walking alone.
He looked on the ground and saw an old job, oh.
He touched down his own garden on the front lines land.
Well, he got to move it ten times a day.
[F#] [G] If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way,
Hey!
Well, old Samson, empty line, got an attack.
Samson, he jumped up on the lion's back.
So you need to bite this lion and kill the man that's caught.
But Samson, he got his hand in the lion's jaw.
He led that beast to the kill and death.
The [Gm] beast made a little dead lion's head.
Good [F] God.
If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way,
[Gm]
[G] I'll be back.
If I had my way, if I [C] had my [G] way, if I had my way, if I had my way.
Oh, daddy, so Bill and I, well, Bill and I, she was warm, she was fine and fat.
She had those cotton-molded, cold black hats.
Bill and I, she gained those self -summoned.
The first she saw this woman, had just been last time.
Bill and I, she said, down south from me, she'd tell me where you stood, my nephew, please.
She spoke so kind, God knew she'd talk so fine.
Just south from St.
Delilah, cut off my hair.
You can shave my head, clean my hand, and [Gm] my skin, [G] come little little man.
If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G] I.
Yeah, yeah, talk to me, yeah, yeah.
[Am]
[G]
If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G]
I.
If I had my way, if I had my way, oh, daddy, so Bill and I.
Well, you read about old Samson all through the way.
He was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth.
No wonder why Samson wasn't walking alone.
He looked on the ground and saw an old job, oh.
He touched down his own garden on the front lines land.
Well, he got to move it ten times a day.
[F#] [G] If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way,
Hey!
Well, old Samson, empty line, got an attack.
Samson, he jumped up on the lion's back.
So you need to bite this lion and kill the man that's caught.
But Samson, he got his hand in the lion's jaw.
He led that beast to the kill and death.
The [Gm] beast made a little dead lion's head.
Good [F] God.
If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way,
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I'll be back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ If I _ had my way, _ _ if _ I [C] had my _ _ [G] way, _ _ _ _ if I had my way, if I had my way.
_ Oh, daddy, so Bill and I, _ _ _ _ well, Bill and I, she was warm, she was fine and fat.
_ She had those cotton-molded, cold black hats. _
Bill and I, she gained those self _ -summoned.
The first she saw this woman, had just been last time.
Bill and I, she said, down south from me, _ she'd tell me where you stood, my _ nephew, please.
_ She spoke so kind, God knew she'd talk so fine. _
Just south from St.
Delilah, cut off my hair.
You can shave my head, clean my _ hand, and [Gm] my skin, [G] come little _ little man.
_ _ If I had my way, _ _ _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way, _ _ oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G] I. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ talk to me, _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah, _ _ yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way, _ _ oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I had my way, _ _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way, _ _ oh, daddy, _ so Bill and _ I.
_ _ Well, you read about old Samson _ all through the way.
_ He was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth. _
No wonder why Samson wasn't walking _ alone.
He looked on the ground and saw an old job, oh.
_ He touched down his own garden on the front lines land.
_ Well, he got to move it ten times a day.
[F#] _ _ [G] If I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ _ if I had _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ way, _ _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way,
_ Hey!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, old Samson, empty line, _ got an attack. _ _
Samson, he jumped up on the _ lion's back.
So you need to bite this lion and kill the man that's caught.
But Samson, he got his hand in the _ lion's jaw.
He led that beast to the kill and death.
The [Gm] beast made a little dead lion's head.
Good [F] God. _
If I had my way, _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
way, if I had my way, if I had my way, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I'll be back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ If I _ had my way, _ _ if _ I [C] had my _ _ [G] way, _ _ _ _ if I had my way, if I had my way.
_ Oh, daddy, so Bill and I, _ _ _ _ well, Bill and I, she was warm, she was fine and fat.
_ She had those cotton-molded, cold black hats. _
Bill and I, she gained those self _ -summoned.
The first she saw this woman, had just been last time.
Bill and I, she said, down south from me, _ she'd tell me where you stood, my _ nephew, please.
_ She spoke so kind, God knew she'd talk so fine. _
Just south from St.
Delilah, cut off my hair.
You can shave my head, clean my _ hand, and [Gm] my skin, [G] come little _ little man.
_ _ If I had my way, _ _ _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way, _ _ oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G] I. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ talk to me, _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah, _ _ yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way, _ _ oh, [Gm] daddy, so Bill and [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I had my way, _ _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way, _ _ oh, daddy, _ so Bill and _ I.
_ _ Well, you read about old Samson _ all through the way.
_ He was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth. _
No wonder why Samson wasn't walking _ alone.
He looked on the ground and saw an old job, oh.
_ He touched down his own garden on the front lines land.
_ Well, he got to move it ten times a day.
[F#] _ _ [G] If I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ _ if I had _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ way, _ _ _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ way,
_ Hey!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, old Samson, empty line, _ got an attack. _ _
Samson, he jumped up on the _ lion's back.
So you need to bite this lion and kill the man that's caught.
But Samson, he got his hand in the _ lion's jaw.
He led that beast to the kill and death.
The [Gm] beast made a little dead lion's head.
Good [F] God. _
If I had my way, _ _ _ if I had my way, _ _ _ _ if I had my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
way, if I had my way, if I had my way, _ _ _ _ _