CG
In the bible, one thousand years B.C.
G7C
There's a story, of ancient history
C7F
'bout a fella, who was strong as he could be
F C G7 C n.c.
↓'til he met a ↓cheatin' gal who ↓brought him trage↓dy
[Chorus]
CG7
Oh! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
C
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
C7F
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start
F C G7 C C n.c.
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart ↓
[Verse 2]
CG7
She was a demon (was a demon), a devil in disguise
C
He was taken (he was taken), by the angel in her eyes
C7F
That lady barber (lady barber), was very well equipped
FCG7C
↓You can bet your ↓bottom dollar ↓he was gonna get ↓clipped
[Chorus]
CG7
Oh! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
C
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
C7F
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start
F C G7 C C n.c.
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart ↓
[Verse 3]
CG7
Oh Delilah (oh Delilah), made Sammy's life a sin
C
And he perished (and he perished), when the roof fell in
C7F
There's a moral (there's a moral), so listen to me pal
F C G7 C n.c.
↓There's a little, ↓of Delilah, in ↓each and e-ve-ry ↓gal
[Chorus/Outro]
CG7
So! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way
C
Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay
C7F
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start
FCG7C
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart
FCG7CG7C
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart ↓ .