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[Intro] x2
Bbm Gb  Db
[Verse 1]
BbmThey cut and Gbnailed hardwood lDbumber
BbmWay back in a Gblate 80’s Dbsummer
BbmShipped it off to west GbTexas
DbAnd dug the ground here next to us
EbmFor a dance floor empty as your heart
AbWell it might be a good place to start
[Chorus]
GbFor a girl, drinkin all Dbalone
GbFor the last goodbye to the one that done her Dbwrong
BbmFor a dimly lit room
AbTo an oGbld fashioned tunFme
EbmFor a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor
AbThat’s what they wrote the slow songs for
[Instrumental]
Bbm Gb  Db
[Verse 2]
BbmAint a night Gbyou cant put on tDbhe rocks
BbmAint a thing Gbhe did you cant gDbet over
BbmBut with the dance floor uGbnder your feet and youDbr blue eyes staring up at me
EbmAnd your buzzin stronger than neon
                  Ab(Drop Out)
It’s the only way to just move on
[Chorus]
GbFor a girl, drinkin all Dbalone
GbFor the last goodbye to the one that done her Dbwrong
BbmFor a dimly lit room
AbTo an oGbld fashioned tunFme
EbmFor a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor
AbThat’s what they wrote the slow songs for
[Instrumental] x2
Bbm Gb  Db
[Build Chorus]
GbFor a girl, drinkin all Dbalone
GbFor the last goodbye to the one that done her Dbwrong
[All in]
BbmFor a dimly lit room
AbTo an oGbld fashioned tunFme
EbmFor a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor
AbThat’s what they wrote the slow songs BbmforAb  Gb  Fm  
EbmFor a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor
Ab (Only Down Stroke)
That’s what they wrote the slow songs for
[Outro] x2
Bbm Gb  Db

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Slow Songs

by Shotgun Rider

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Bbm

Ebm

[Intro] x2

Bbm Gb Db

[Verse 1]

Bbm Gb Db

They cut and nailed hardwood lumber

Bbm Gb Db

Way back in a late 80’s summer

Bbm Gb

Shipped it off to west Texas

And dug the ground here next to us

Ebm

For a dance floor empty as your heart

Well it might be a good place to start

[Chorus]

Gb Db

For a girl, drinkin all alone

Gb Db

For the last goodbye to the one that done her wrong

Bbm

For a dimly lit room

Ab Gb Fm

To an old fashioned tune

Ebm

For a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor

That’s what they wrote the slow songs for

[Instrumental]

Bbm Gb Db

[Verse 2]

Bbm Gb Db

Aint a night you cant put on the rocks

Bbm Gb Db

Aint a thing he did you cant get over

Bbm Gb Db

But with the dance floor under your feet and your blue eyes staring up at me

Ebm

And your buzzin stronger than neon

(Drop Out)

It’s the only way to just move on

[Chorus]

Gb Db

For a girl, drinkin all alone

Gb Db

For the last goodbye to the one that done her wrong

Bbm

For a dimly lit room

Ab Gb Fm

To an old fashioned tune

Ebm

For a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor

That’s what they wrote the slow songs for

[Instrumental] x2

Bbm Gb Db

[Build Chorus]

Gb Db

For a girl, drinkin all alone

Gb Db

For the last goodbye to the one that done her wrong

[All in]

Bbm

For a dimly lit room

Ab Gb Fm

To an old fashioned tune

Ebm

For a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor

Ab Bbm Ab Gb Fm

That’s what they wrote the slow songs for

Ebm

For a guy and a girl and a ballroom floor

Ab (Only Down Stroke)

That’s what they wrote the slow songs for

[Outro] x2

Bbm Gb Db

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