IntroGVerseGAmG/BCadd9
You are my sweetest downfall
CDEmDC
I loved you first, I loved you first
CGAmG/BCadd9
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
DEmDC
I have to go, I have to go
Csus2* CCsus2
Your hair was long, when we first met
ChorusDEmG
Samson went back to bed
GC
Not much hair left on his head
DEmGGD
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
DEmGC
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
GD/F#Em
And the bi-ble didn't mention us, not
Cadd9C
even once
VerseGAmG/BCadd9
You are my sweetest downfall
CDEmDCadd9
I loved you first, I loved you first
CGAmG/BCadd9C
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
DEmDC
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Csus2* CCsus2
Your hair was long when we first met
ChorusDEmG
Samson came to my bed
GC
Told me that my hair was red
DEmGGD
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
DEmG
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
GCA pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
CG
And he told me that I'd done alright
GD/F#EmC
and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
GDEmCCadd9
and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light
InstrumentalGD/F#EChorusDEmG
Samson went back to bed
GC
not much hair left on his head
DEmGGD
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
DEmG
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
GC
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
CG
And history books forgot about us
GD/F#EmCCadd9
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
OutroGAmG/BCadd9
You are my sweetest downfall
CDsus2DEm
I loved you first
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