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Let Her Down Slow

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Chords:   G   G5/F    D   D/F#  A  
        3   3   2   2   0
        3   3   3   3   2
        0   0   2   2   2
        0   3   0   0   2
        2   x   x   x   0
        3   x   x   2   0
[Intro]
A  G  D
D  A
D  A
G  D
G  G5/F D
[Verse]
DHad a girl and I Aswore to be true
DLong red curls and Aeyes of blue
But she Ghad a little temper so Dwhat did I do
GHad to G5/Flet her down Dslow
[Chorus]
DGot to let her down Aslow, my friend
Because Dshe's the kind of woman who'll Ashoot you dead
Her Dheart ain't never D/F#gonna listen Gto her head
GYou gotta G5/Flet down Dslow
[Interlude]
[Verse]
DMet a girl, the Asmall town type
And she Dmade me feel wrong, and she Amade me feel right
And I Gtried to disappear before the Dmorning light
GShe just G5/Fwouldn't let Dme go
DShe told me she liked the Away that I sang
And Dwanted something more than a Aone night fling
And I Gtried like hell to make the chDurch bells ring
GIt's time to G5/Flet her down Dslow
[Chorus]
[Interlude - Verse chords]
[Verse]
DSo I tried to tell her that I Ahad someone
As I Dlaced my boots and Aprepared to run
When from Gunder her vest she pulled a Dloaded shotgun
G{And she} was G5/Faiming down Dlow
[Chorus]
[Verse]
DYou gotta let her down Asoft and slow
Cause she's a Dredneck hair-trigger, Athis I know
Her Gdaddy and her brothers are the Dlocal po-po
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow
GGotta let her down, G5/Flet her down, Dlet her down slow  (Repeat)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Gotta let her down)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Let her down slow)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Gotta tell her no means no)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Naw, don't treat her bad)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Might be the best time she's ever had)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (No, don't treat her wrong)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Come on, and you'll be long gone)
GYou gotta G5/Flet her down Dslow (Gotta let her down slow)
G G5/F D
[Chorus]
GGotta G5/Flet her down Dslow
GGotta G5/Flet her down Dslow

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Let Her Down Slow

by The Rubber Knife Gang

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G5/F

D/F#

G G5/F D D/F# A

Chords:

3 3 2 2 0

3 3 3 3 2

0 0 2 2 2

0 3 0 0 2

2 x x x 0

3 x x 2 0

[Intro]

A G D

D A

G D

G G5/F D

[Verse]

D A

Had a girl and I swore to be true

D A

Long red curls and eyes of blue

G D

But she had a little temper so what did I do

G G5/F D

Had to let her down slow

[Chorus]

D A

Got to let her down slow, my friend

D A

Because she's the kind of woman who'll shoot you dead

D D/F# G

Her heart ain't never gonna listen to her head

G G5/F D

You gotta let down slow

[Interlude]

[Verse]

D A

Met a girl, the small town type

D A

And she made me feel wrong, and she made me feel right

G D

And I tried to disappear before the morning light

G G5/F D

She just wouldn't let me go

D A

She told me she liked the way that I sang

D A

And wanted something more than a one night fling

G D

And I tried like hell to make the church bells ring

G G5/F D

It's time to let her down slow

[Chorus]

[Interlude - Verse chords]

[Verse]

D A

So I tried to tell her that I had someone

D A

As I laced my boots and prepared to run

G D

When from under her vest she pulled a loaded shotgun

G G5/F D

{And she} was aiming down low

[Chorus]

[Verse]

D A

You gotta let her down soft and slow

D A

Cause she's a redneck hair-trigger, this I know

G D

Her daddy and her brothers are the local po-po

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow

G G5/F D

Gotta let her down, let her down, let her down slow (Repeat)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Gotta let her down)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Let her down slow)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Gotta tell her no means no)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Naw, don't treat her bad)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Might be the best time she's ever had)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (No, don't treat her wrong)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Come on, and you'll be long gone)

G G5/F D

You gotta let her down slow (Gotta let her down slow)

G G5/F D

[Chorus]

G G5/F D

Gotta let her down slow

G G5/F D

Gotta let her down slow

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