Key: G
Introduction: G
G
Am
G/B
C9
You are my sweetest downfall
C
D
Em
D
C
I loved you first, I loved you first
C
G
Am
G/B
C9
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
D
Em
D
C
I have to go, I have to go
C9
* C
C9
Your hair was long, when we first met
D
Em
G
Samson went back to bed
G
C
Not much hair left on his head
D
Em
G
D
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
D
Em
G
C
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
G
D
Em
C9
C
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
G
Am
G/B
C9
You are my sweetest downfall
C
D
Em
D
C9
I loved you first, I loved you first
C
G
Am
G/B
C9
C
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
D
Em
D
C
But they're just old light, they're just old light
C9
* C
C9
Your hair was long when we first met
D
Em
G
Samson came to my bed
G
C
Told me that my hair was red
D
Em
G
D
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
D
Em
G
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
G
C
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
C
G
And he told me that I'd done alright
G
D
Em
C
and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
G
D
Em
C
C9
and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light
G
D
Em
D
Em
G
Samson went back to bed
G
C
not much hair left on his head
D
Em
G
D
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
D
Em
G
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
G
C
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
C
G
And history books forgot about us
G
D
Em
C
C9
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
G
Am
G/B
C9
You are my sweetest downfall
C
D9
D
Em
I loved you first