The Statler Brothers - Samson

^C Oh, Samson, it's been ^Fsaid you were a mighty man I've heard it said you killed a lion with your ^Chands And when the ^Fpeople of Philistia raised your ^A7Ire Ain't ^Gyou the man who set their fields on ^Cfire?

You faced an ^Farmy of Philistines all alone And didn't you tear at their flesh with just a^C bone? So ^Ftell me, Samson, if these things I hear are t^A7rue How could you ^Flet a woman ^Cget the best of ^Fyou?

^FI've heard it said you were the best of many men That you could tear a city gate right ^Coff it's hinge And that the ^Fstrongest rope just could not hold you ^A7bound And ^Gyou completely tore one temple ^Cdown

How could you ^Flet yourself get caught in such disgrace? ^F You got the best of every man you ever fac^Ced And afte^Fr all the mighty enemies you s^A7lew How could you let ^Fa women get ^Cthe best of you?

^CYou've battled many ^Fa man till he has turned and fled Then turned around and let a woman turn your hea^Cd You loved the best, ^Fof man, but you were bound to fall^A7 By the very^G thing that you loved best of all^C

^COh, Samson, it's ^Fbeen said you were a mighty man ^FAnd women were your weakness, this I understand^C But after all ^Fthe mighty armies you went thr^A7ough How could you ^Flet a woman get the best of you?

^FOh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man And women were your weakness, this I underst^Cand But after all ^Fthe mighty armies you went thr^A7ough How could you ^Flet a woman get ^Cthe best of you?^{F F A7} How could you let ^FDelilah get the ^Cbest of yo^Fu? ^{A7 F}