C G In the bible, one thousand years B.C. G7 C There's a story, of ancient history C7 F '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] C G7 Oh! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way C Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay C7 F 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] C G7 She was a demon (was a demon), a devil in disguise C He was taken (he was taken), by the angel in her eyes C7 F That lady barber (lady barber), was very well equipped F C G7 C ↓You can bet your ↓bottom dollar ↓he was gonna get ↓clipped [Chorus] C G7 Oh! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way C Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay C7 F 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] C G7 Oh Delilah (oh Delilah), made Sammy's life a sin C And he perished (and he perished), when the roof fell in C7 F 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] C G7 So! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way C Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay C7 F Run Samson run, on your mark you better start F C G7 C I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart F C G7 C G7 C I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart ↓ .