Regina Spektor - Samson

B C#m D#m E
you are my sweetest downfall
F# G#m F# E
i loved you first , i loved you first
E B C#m D#m E
beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
F# G#m F# E
i have to go , i have to go
E Esus4 E5
your hair was long when we first met

F# G#m B
samson went back to bed
E
not much hair left on his head
F# G#m B F#
he ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
F# G#m B E
and the history books forgot about us and the bible didn’t mention us
B F# G#m E
and the bible didn’t mention us , not even once

B C#m D#m E
you are my sweetest downfall
F# G#m F# E
i loved you first , i loved you first
E B C#m D#m E
beneath the stars came fallin’ on our heads
F# G#m F# E
but they’re just old light , they’re just old light
E Esus4 E5
your hair was long when we first met

F# G#m B
samson came to my bed
E
told me that my hair was red
F# G#m B F#
told me i was beautiful and came into my bed
F# G#m B
oh i cut his hair myself one night
E
a pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
B
and he told me that i’d done alright
B F# G#m E
and kissed me ’til the mornin’ light , the mornin’ light
B F# G#m E
and he kissed me ’til the mornin’ light

F# G#m B
samson went back to bed
E
not much hair left on his head
F# G#m 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
E
yeah we couldn’t destroy a single one
E B
and the history books forgot about us
B F# G#m E
and the bible didn’t mention us , not even once

B C#m D#m E
you are my sweetest downfall
F# G#m
i loved you first