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Slow Learner

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CAPO: 5th fret (Sounds in the key of G)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
     D= xx0232          G= 32003x       Bm= x24432
    D5= xx0235      Gmaj7= 32403x     Bm/A= x04432
    D4= xx0233         A7= x0101x        E= 022100
Dsus2 = xx0230    A7(no3)= x0505x    E7   = 022130
[Intro]
||:  D/  /  D5/__D4/   D/_Dsus2_/   |  G/  /  Gmaj7/  /  :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
    DAnd you'd tD5hink D4by nDow  Dsus2I'd nGow...Gmaj7  
    D...What a mD5ess yD4ou'd mDake  Dsus2of  Gme,Gmaj7  
                 A7A7(no3)          D  G  
    You'd think by now that I would see,
Gmaj7               A7      A7(no3)
       I'm a slow learner!
[Verse 2]
    DAnd we D5al - wD4ays sDeem Dsus2to stGart...Gmaj7  
    D...At the be - gD5inn - D4ing Dof  Dsus2the eGnd,Gmaj7  
                  A7A7(no3)                 D  G  
    Some things are hard for me to under - stand,
       Gmaj7I'm a slow leaA7rner!
[Verse 3]
     A7(no3)    G               A7
And everybody knows, everybody sees,
A7(no3)                     Bm          Bm/A  E  
 I guess every - body's just smarter than me,
               E7           G      Gmaj7     A7A7(no3)
Some things you just can't teach...
...A slow leDarner!   D5      D4     D        Dsus2|  G/  /  Gmaj7/  /  |
[Verse 4]
    DAnd you'd tD5hink D4by nDow  Dsus2I'd tGry...Gmaj7  
       D...To leD5arn fD4rom Dmy  Dsus2mis - taGkes,Gmaj7  
          A7A7(no3)                        D  G  
    My heart bends, it just won't seem to break,
       Gmaj7I'm a slow leA7arner!
[Verse 5]
     A7(no3)    G               A7
And everybody knows, everybody sees,
A7(no3)                     Bm          Bm/A  E  
 I guess every - body's just smarter than me,
               E7           G      Gmaj7     A7A7(no3)
Some things you just can't teach...
                 G   Gmaj7     G     A7A7(no3)      Bm  Bm/A  
...A slow learner!        |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 6]
   EAnd eveE7rybody knGows, everybody sA7ees,
A7(no3)                     Bm          Bm/A  E  
 I guess every - body's just smarter than me,
               E7           G      Gmaj7     A7A7(no3)
Some things you just can't teach...
...A slow leDarner!   D5      D4     D        Dsus2|  G/  /  Gmaj7/  /  |
[Coda]
|  D/  /  D5/__D4/   D/_Dsus2_/   |  G/  /  Gmaj7/  /  |  Dsus2/  ||

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Slow Learner

by Boo Hewerdine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Bm/A

Dsus2

CAPO: 5th fret (Sounds in the key of G)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

D G Bm

= xx0232 = 32003x = x24432

D5 Gmaj7 Bm/A

= xx0235 = 32403x = x04432

D4 A7 E

= xx0233 = x0101x = 022100

Dsus2 = xx0230 A7(no3)= x0505x E7 = 022130

[Intro]

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

||: / / /__/ /__/ | / / / / :|| [x2]

[Verse 1]

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

And you'd think by now I'd now...

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

...What a mess you'd make of me,

A7 D G

A7(no3)

You'd think by now that I would see,

Gmaj7 A7 A7(no3)

I'm a slow learner!

[Verse 2]

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

And we al - ways seem to start...

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

...At the be - ginn - ing of the end,

A7 D G

A7(no3)

Some things are hard for me to under - stand,

Gmaj7 A7

I'm a slow learner!

[Verse 3]

A7(no3) G A7

And everybody knows, everybody sees,

Bm Bm/A E

A7(no3)

I guess every - body's just smarter than me,

E7 G Gmaj7 A7

A7(no3)

Some things you just can't teach...

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

...A slow learner! | / / / / |

[Verse 4]

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

And you'd think by now I'd try...

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

...To learn from my mis - takes,

A7 D G

A7(no3)

My heart bends, it just won't seem to break,

Gmaj7 A7

I'm a slow learner!

[Verse 5]

A7(no3) G A7

And everybody knows, everybody sees,

Bm Bm/A E

A7(no3)

I guess every - body's just smarter than me,

E7 G Gmaj7 A7

A7(no3)

Some things you just can't teach...

G Gmaj7 G A7 Bm Bm/A

A7(no3)

...A slow learner! | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 6]

E E7 G A7

And everybody knows, everybody sees,

Bm Bm/A E

A7(no3)

I guess every - body's just smarter than me,

E7 G Gmaj7 A7

A7(no3)

Some things you just can't teach...

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7

...A slow learner! | / / / / |

[Coda]

D D5 D4 D Dsus2 G Gmaj7 Dsus2

| / / /__/ /__/ | / / / / | / ||

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