The Flood Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Standing outside the
gates of heaven
Waitin' every year they
don't unlock this door
They don't [C]let me [Cm]in[C]
[G]Great gosh almighty
they don't let me in
Headin' [D]back downtown,
gonna find me that [C]road[G]
Everyone said I had the
light of the gods
Shining out my eyes like a diamond light
But you know [C]they was wrong
[Cm]Great [C]gos[G]h almighty,
you know they was wrong
And I [D]don't mind waiting,
I'm sorry I was [C]good for so [G]long
Well if I had my [Em]way,
[G]I w[Em]ould be like [G]Samson
And I'd be fighting [C]them lions, boys
Straight on down to [G]the ground
If I had my [Em]way in this wicked w[G]orld
[Em]I would be lik[G]e Samson Lord,
I would [C]tear
The building [D]down
If I had [G]my [Em]way [G]I
would be like Samson
And I would give [F]everything
To [Am]ladies like Delilah down[C]town
[G]I would give eve[F]rything
To [Am]ladies like Delilah down[C]town
[G]I would give eve[F]rything
To [Am]ladies like Delilah [C]downtown
[G][Em][G]
When a judge
looked at me,
said I'm a cold -blooded killer,
he could tell by the glare
that I had in my eye.
Never [C]killed no [Cm]man.
[C]Oh, [G]judge, judge, judge.
I never killed no man.
I looked [D]down one day.
I saw a [C]smoking gun in my [G]hand.
When my ass is all wet
from sittin' on clouds
Eyes can't see, the polygates are so bright
I never [Cm]treated you unkind
[G]Oh no, I never treated you unkind
I never [D]took anything from anybody,
baby
I was just [C]born with a criminal [G]mind
If I had my [Em]way,
[G]I w[Em]ould be like [G]Samson
And I'd be fighting them [C]lions, boys
Straight on down to [G]the ground
If I had my [Em]way in this wicked w[G]orld
[Em]I would be lik[G]e Samson Lord,
I would [C]take
The building [D]down
If I had [G]my [Em]hands
I would be [G]like Samson Lord,
I would give everything [F]everything to [Am]ladies like Delilah [G]downtown

[Verse 2]
[G]Oh, Miss True, I would give [F]everything
to [Am]ladies like Delilah down[C]town

[Verse 3]
Come [G]on, girl, you shave my hair,
my strength will be that [Em]of a natural man
[G]Everything

[Verse 4]
[F]to ladies
[Am]like Delilah downtown[C]

[Verse 5]
[G]These nights around 12 o
I said this old world gonna
really rock
[F]Everything
To [Am]ladies like Delilah Town
[C]I n[G]eed your lovin', baby
I got to have it, mama
[F]Oo h -ooh -ooh -ooh -ooh
[Am]Oo h -ooh -ooh -ooh -o[C]oh
[G]I need your lovin', baby
I got to [F]have it, mama
Everything
Oh, [Am]to ladies like Delilah down[G]town.
Mm, yeah.
Oh, [F]I wouldn't give everything
to [Am]ladies like Delilah downtown.