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Slow Mover

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Capo 3
Standard tuning
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[Verse 1]
CFriend, old friend, it's 4:00am
WhaFt are we doing in the street?C  
CI don't want to buy fried chicken
FI wish that I was going to sleepC  
CAnd I don't want to kiss you
UnderFneath that flashing signC  
CWhat's the hurry? We're not ready
FWe've got plenty of time
[Chorus]
CMaybe you will get married
Maybe fall in love
Could you make me fFall asleep
When you're holding me?
Try settin' me on fAmire
Try settin' me on Gfire
Try settin' me onC  
[Verse 2]
CThere's someone else but I twist all of
His woFrds and he twists mineC  
CSo I'll have to let him go
We sometimes fiFt, but we always lieC  
CAnd he thinks we could make it work
But oFnly when he's drunkC  
You think you could hAmelp me swim
But I'Fve already sunk
[Chorus]
So maybe you'll get mCarried
Maybe fall in love
'Cause you can't fall aslFeep
When you're not holding me
Go get set on fAmire
Go get set on fGire
Go get set on...C  
[Bridge]
Friend, I am a slCow, slow mover
Friend, I am a slFow, slow girl
Trying to be kiEmnd, kind, kinder
Crawling in anFother worlGd
[Chorus]
And maybe one day we'll get mCarried
Maybe fall in love
Could you make me fall aFsleep
When you're holding me?
Try settin' me on fiAmre
Try settin' me on fGire
Try settin' me on fFire
Try settin' me on fiGre
Try settin' me on fAmire
Try settin' me on fiGre
Try settin' me on...C  

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Slow Mover

by Angie McMahon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Standard tuning

note with strumming pattern on last line of each verse/chord to let the last chord ring out rather

than play strumming pattern

[Verse 1]

Friend, old friend, it's 4:00am

F C

What are we doing in the street?

I don't want to buy fried chicken

F C

I wish that I was going to sleep

And I don't want to kiss you

F C

Underneath that flashing sign

What's the hurry? We're not ready

We've got plenty of time

[Chorus]

Maybe you will get married

Maybe fall in love

Could you make me fall asleep

When you're holding me?

Try settin' me on fire

Try settin' me on

[Verse 2]

There's someone else but I twist all of

F C

His words and he twists mine

So I'll have to let him go

F C

We sometimes fit, but we always lie

And he thinks we could make it work

F C

But only when he's drunk

You think you could help me swim

But I've already sunk

[Chorus]

So maybe you'll get married

Maybe fall in love

'Cause you can't fall asleep

When you're not holding me

Go get set on fire

Go get set on...

[Bridge]

Friend, I am a slow, slow mover

Friend, I am a slow, slow girl

Trying to be kind, kind, kinder

F G

Crawling in another world

[Chorus]

And maybe one day we'll get married

Maybe fall in love

Could you make me fall asleep

When you're holding me?

Try settin' me on fire

Try settin' me on...

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