Chords for Regina Spektor - "Samson" [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Tempo:
151.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] .
You [C#m].
are my [B] sweetest [E] .
downfall .
[F#] [G#m] [F#] I loved you [E] from the start.
Beneath the [B] sheets of [C#m] paper [B].
lies my [E] truth I .
[F#] [G#m] .
[F#] have to [E] go .
Your hair was long when we first met .
[F#] [G#m] Samson went [B] back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#].
He ate [G#m] a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to bed .
And the [G#m] history books forgot [B] about us And the Bible [E] didn't mention us.
[B] And the Bible didn't [G#m] mention us Not even [E] once.
[B] .
[E] [B] .
You [C#m] are my [B] sweetest [E] downfall I .
[F#] [G#m] .
[F#] loved you.
[E] .
Beneath the [B] stars came [C#m].
falling [B] on our [E] heads .
[F#] They're just old [G#m] lies, they're [F#] just [E] old lies.
Your hair was long when we first met.
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] Samson came [B] to my bed Told me that my [E] hair was red.
[F#] [G#m] Told me I was [B] beautiful Came into [F#] my bed .
I [G#m] cut his hair [B] myself one night I paired dull [E] scissors in a yellow light.
And he told me that I'd [B] done alright And kissed me till the [G#m] morning light.
The [E] morning light And he [B].
kissed me till [G#m] the morning light .
[E] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] Samson [B] went back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#] He [G#m] ate a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to bed .
We [G#m] couldn't bring the [B] columns down here We couldn't destroy [E] a single one.
And the history books [B] forgot about us And the Bible [G#m] didn't mention us.
Not [E] even once .
[B] You [C#m] are my [B] .
[E] sweetest downfall I [F#] loved you [G#m] first .
You [C#m].
are my [B] sweetest [E] .
downfall .
[F#] [G#m] [F#] I loved you [E] from the start.
Beneath the [B] sheets of [C#m] paper [B].
lies my [E] truth I .
[F#] [G#m] .
[F#] have to [E] go .
Your hair was long when we first met .
[F#] [G#m] Samson went [B] back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#].
He ate [G#m] a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to bed .
And the [G#m] history books forgot [B] about us And the Bible [E] didn't mention us.
[B] And the Bible didn't [G#m] mention us Not even [E] once.
[B] .
[E] [B] .
You [C#m] are my [B] sweetest [E] downfall I .
[F#] [G#m] .
[F#] loved you.
[E] .
Beneath the [B] stars came [C#m].
falling [B] on our [E] heads .
[F#] They're just old [G#m] lies, they're [F#] just [E] old lies.
Your hair was long when we first met.
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] Samson came [B] to my bed Told me that my [E] hair was red.
[F#] [G#m] Told me I was [B] beautiful Came into [F#] my bed .
I [G#m] cut his hair [B] myself one night I paired dull [E] scissors in a yellow light.
And he told me that I'd [B] done alright And kissed me till the [G#m] morning light.
The [E] morning light And he [B].
kissed me till [G#m] the morning light .
[E] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] Samson [B] went back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#] He [G#m] ate a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to bed .
We [G#m] couldn't bring the [B] columns down here We couldn't destroy [E] a single one.
And the history books [B] forgot about us And the Bible [G#m] didn't mention us.
Not [E] even once .
[B] You [C#m] are my [B] .
[E] sweetest downfall I [F#] loved you [G#m] first .
Key:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ You [C#m].
are my [B] _ _ sweetest [E] _ _ .
downfall _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] I loved you [E] from _ the start.
Beneath the [B] sheets of [C#m] paper _ [B].
lies my _ [E] truth I _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] have to [E] go _ .
Your hair was _ long when we first _ met _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ [G#m] Samson went [B] back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#].
He ate [G#m] a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to _ bed _ _ .
And the [G#m] history books forgot [B] about us And the Bible [E] didn't mention us.
[B] And the Bible didn't [G#m] mention us Not even [E] _ _ once.
_ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ .
You [C#m] are my [B] _ sweetest [E] _ _ downfall I _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ .
_ [F#] loved you.
[E] _ _ _ _ .
Beneath the [B] stars came _ [C#m].
falling [B] on our [E] heads _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] They're just old [G#m] lies, they're [F#] just [E] old lies.
Your hair was long _ when we first met.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] Samson came [B] to my bed Told me that my [E] hair was red.
[F#] [G#m] Told me I was [B] beautiful Came into [F#] my bed _ _ .
I [G#m] cut his hair [B] myself one night I paired dull [E] scissors in a yellow light.
And he told me that I'd [B] done alright And kissed me till the [G#m] morning light.
The [E] morning light And he [B].
kissed me till [G#m] the morning light _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] Samson [B] went back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#] He [G#m] ate a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to bed _ .
_ _ _ We [G#m] couldn't bring the [B] columns down here We couldn't destroy [E] a single one.
And the history books [B] forgot about us And the Bible [G#m] didn't mention us.
Not [E] even _ once _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ You [C#m] are my [B] _ .
_ _ _ [E] sweetest _ _ downfall _ _ I _ [F#] loved you _ [G#m] first _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ You [C#m].
are my [B] _ _ sweetest [E] _ _ .
downfall _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] I loved you [E] from _ the start.
Beneath the [B] sheets of [C#m] paper _ [B].
lies my _ [E] truth I _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] have to [E] go _ .
Your hair was _ long when we first _ met _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ [G#m] Samson went [B] back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#].
He ate [G#m] a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to _ bed _ _ .
And the [G#m] history books forgot [B] about us And the Bible [E] didn't mention us.
[B] And the Bible didn't [G#m] mention us Not even [E] _ _ once.
_ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ .
You [C#m] are my [B] _ sweetest [E] _ _ downfall I _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ .
_ [F#] loved you.
[E] _ _ _ _ .
Beneath the [B] stars came _ [C#m].
falling [B] on our [E] heads _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] They're just old [G#m] lies, they're [F#] just [E] old lies.
Your hair was long _ when we first met.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] Samson came [B] to my bed Told me that my [E] hair was red.
[F#] [G#m] Told me I was [B] beautiful Came into [F#] my bed _ _ .
I [G#m] cut his hair [B] myself one night I paired dull [E] scissors in a yellow light.
And he told me that I'd [B] done alright And kissed me till the [G#m] morning light.
The [E] morning light And he [B].
kissed me till [G#m] the morning light _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] Samson [B] went back to bed Not much hair [E] left on his head.
[F#] He [G#m] ate a slice of [B] Wonder Bread and went right back [F#] to bed _ .
_ _ _ We [G#m] couldn't bring the [B] columns down here We couldn't destroy [E] a single one.
And the history books [B] forgot about us And the Bible [G#m] didn't mention us.
Not [E] even _ once _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ You [C#m] are my [B] _ .
_ _ _ [E] sweetest _ _ downfall _ _ I _ [F#] loved you _ [G#m] first _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .