Samson And Delilah - Dave Van Ronk Chords
Chords: Dead, G, C, D
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Samson and Delilah is a traditional folk song based on the Biblical Samson
and Delilah story.
One of the first recordings was "If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building
Down/Oh Lord If I Had My Way"
by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927.
Most notably popularized by Rev. Gary Davis in 1961, then by Bob Weir of the
Grateful Dead in 1977.
Arranged by Rev. Gary Davis, Recorded by Dave Van Ronk in 1962.
Produced by Shel Kagan
[Intro]
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B|------------------------|
G|------------0------0----|
D|-------h2----2-h2----2--|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-h3-----3---3---3---3-|
[Verse 1]
G
Read about Samson, read about his birth
G
Well, now, Samson was the strongest man who walked on Earth
G
Well, now, one day Samson was-a-walkin' along
G
Well, he looked on the ground he saw a old jawbone
G
Well, he raised that bone, God knows, over his head
G
And when he was through ten-thousand was dead
[Chorus]
G C
If I had my way
G
If I had my way in this wicked world
D
If I had my way
C D G
I would tear this building down
[Verse 2]
G
Well, now, Samson and Delilah got attacked
G
Samson climbed up upon that lion's back
G
Well, you read about this lion, killed a man with his paws
G
But Samson got his hand around that lion's jaws
G
Well, he rode that beast until he killed him dead
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