Neil Sedaka – Run Samson Run (Ukulele)

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Written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield (1960) From the album "Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits" Original Key: Bb [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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In the bible, one thousand years B.C.

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There's a story, of ancient history

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'bout a fella, who was strong as he could be

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↓'til he met a ↓cheatin' gal who ↓brought him trage↓dy
[Chorus]
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Oh! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way

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Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay

                        C7              F
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start

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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

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He was taken (he was taken), by the angel in her eyes

                                    C7         F
That lady barber (lady barber), was very well equipped

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↓You can bet your ↓bottom dollar ↓he was gonna get ↓clipped
[Chorus]
    C                                G7
Oh! Run Samson run, Delilah's on her way

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Run Samson run, you ain't got time to stay

                        C7              F
Run Samson run, on your mark you better start

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I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart   ↓
[Verse 3]
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Oh Delilah (oh Delilah), made Sammy's life a sin

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And he perished (and he perished), when the roof fell in

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There's a moral (there's a moral), so listen to me pal

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↓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

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I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart

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I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart   ↓  .