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Getting Started - by ToneTopia
To learn Regina Spektor - Samson chords with lyrics, your primary focus should be mastering these chords: F#, Abm, B, E, F#, B, F#, Abm, E, B. To get a solid grasp, start slowly at 75 BPM and then match the original tempo of 151 BPM. Given the song's key of B, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
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 _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .