{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1737522,"song":"Slow","artist":"Leonard Cohen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11372416-slow-chords-by-leonard-cohen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1737522?type=chord","rating":4.5918,"votes":15,"content":"No capo in the original version, but if you can sing as low as Leonard Cohen (I can!) then you're doing well.\r\nThis is the lowest key you'll ever need it in, just capo it up as you need to!  :)\r\n\r\n[tab]INTRO: [ch]D[/ch] – [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] x 4 – if you want to replicate the bass line in the intro and you’re just strumming,\r\nthen do these as barre chords and just hit the top three strings. Strumming pattern I’ve used is [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nD-U-D-U-U-Dmute-Umute [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]But I’ve found you can just play a standard [ch]D/F#[/ch] chord and just lift off the E string to kind of make a \r\nreasonably acceptable sound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m slowing down the tune, I never liked it fast[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou want to get there soon, I want to get there last\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIt’s not because I’m old, It’s not the life I led[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI always liked it slow, That’s what my momma said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m lacing up my shoe, But I don’t want to run[/tab]\r\n\r\nI’ll get there when I do, Don’t need no startin' gun\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIt’s not because I’m old, And it’s not what dying does[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI always liked it slow, Slow is in my blood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI always liked it slow, I never liked it fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith you it’s got to go, With me it’s got to last[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt’s not because I’m old, It’s not because I’m dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI always liked it slow, That’s what my momma said[/tab]\r\n\r\n6 bars of [ch]D[/ch] - improv if you can!\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll your moves are swift, All your turns are tight[/tab]\r\n\r\nLet me catch my breath, I thought we had all night\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI like to take my time, I like to linger as it flies[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA weekend on your lips, A lifetime in your eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI’m slowing down the tune, I never liked it fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou want to get there soon, I want to get there last[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt’s not because I’m old, It’s not the life I led[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI always liked it slow, That’s what my momma said[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI’m slowing down the tune, I never liked it fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou want to get there soon, I want to get there last[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo, baby, let me go, You’re wanted back in town[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn case they want to know, I’m just trying to slow it down[/tab]","plain_text":"No capo in the original version, but if you can sing as low as Leonard Cohen (I can!) then you're doing well.\nThis is the lowest key you'll ever need it in, just capo it up as you need to!  :)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 1]\n\n\nYou want to get there soon, I want to get there last\n\n\n\n\n\nI’ll get there when I do, Don’t need no startin' gun\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n6 bars of D - improv if you can!\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\nLet me catch my breath, I thought we had all night\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 3]","chords":["D","C","D/F#","E","A","Gm","G","F","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}