C                           G
In the bible, one thousand years B.C.
          G7                     C
There's a story, of ancient history
                       C7                 F
'bout a fella, who was strong as he could be
F              C                 G7                C  n.c.
↓'til he met a ↓cheatin' gal who ↓brought him trage↓dy

[Chorus]
    C                                G7
Oh! 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
    F                C                    G7                   C       C  n.c.
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
                                                 C
He was taken (he was taken), by the angel in her eyes
                                    C7         F
That lady barber (lady barber), was very well equipped
F                 C              G7                C
↓You can bet your ↓bottom dollar ↓he was gonna get ↓clipped

[Chorus]
    C                                G7
Oh! 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
    F                C                    G7                   C       C  n.c.
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart   ↓

[Verse 3]
   C                                         G7
Oh Delilah (oh Delilah), made Sammy's life a sin
                                                      C
And he perished (and he perished), when the roof fell in
                                      C7           F
There's a moral (there's a moral), so listen to me pal
F                  C               G7                C  n.c.
↓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
    F                C                    G7                   C
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart
    F                C                    G7                   C       G7 C
I'd ↓sooner trust, a ↓hungry lion, than a ↓gal with a cheatin' heart   ↓  .