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Heroes

Samson

Track 2

D#m Yeah, yeah, yeah A#m    C# D#m                 A#m Before I breathed, the angel came A#7                 A#m Called me Nazareth, spoke my name D#m7      A#m      F#maj7 Set apart to break their chains B              C# God’s strength flowing through my veins D#m7          A#m I tore a lion with my hands D#m7                  A#m Struck down thousands where they stand D#m7            A#m7           F#maj7 Israel’s judge, their stronger shield Bmaj7          A#m  C#     F7 But pride made me a broken field       F#maj7        C# I had everything to lose C#maj7 Fm7   A#m7         C#maj7 But I chose what I would choose A#7 D#m7 She asked me once A#m I laughed and played D#m7             A#m7 Bind me with new ropes, I said D#m7                A#m7 She asked me twice, I’m up the game D#m7     F#maj7 A#m7 Weave my hair, but strength remains D#m7               A#m7 She asked me three times, tears and sighs D#m7                A#m7 How can you love me and still lie D#m7          A#m7     F#maj7 My heart grew weak, my God came down   Bmaj6          B               Fsus4 I told the truth that brought me down F#maj7       F7   A#m In Delilah’s arms I fell asleep F#maj7        A#m Trading glory for her keep F#maj7      A#m  Fm Three times one, three times I lied F#maj7 F7        A#m Till I gave away my pride D#m7       A#m    A#m7 The secret that I swore to hold C#               A#m        A#m7 I whispered soft and let it go A#m             F#maj7 In the pleasure of her lap Cm7               F7 I walked into the enemy’s trap A#m Oh C#              A#m      A#m7 F#maj7 The razor shall touch my head The       Fm7   A#m7 vow I broke while in her bed F#maj7    C# I woke to chains,    A#m7            F#maj7 my eyes burn blind The strongest man A#m7     A#m but weak in mind C#maj7               F7 But in the darkness, hair grew long C#          F7       A#m God’s mercy stronger than my wrong F#maj7           F7  C#    A#m One last prayer, one final stand A#m7         F7      A#m     F#maj7 I pushed the pillars with my hands       F7        A#m7 In my weakness, he was strong F#maj7 F7      A#m7 In my ending, I belonged F#maj7                A#m    A#m7 From Delilah’s lap to temple floor F#maj7        A#m I killed more in death than life before F#maj7            F7 They remember me, Samson F#maj7        F7  A#m7 They remember me, Samson