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Slow Down

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Chords]
   Em9x7577x
    A65X767x
F#m7  x9-11-9-10x
  B7b97675xx
    B77674xx
[Picking]
e|----------x-----x---|
B|-------x--x-x-x-x-x-|
G|-----x----x-x-x-x-x-|
D|---x------x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x--------x-x-x-x-x-|
E|----------x-----x---|
[Intro]
e|Em9--------------A6-----------Em9--------------A6----------Em9----------A6--------F#m7----------B7b9----------B7---|
B|-7-----------7-6--------6-7-----------7-6-------6-7--------6--------10--------------5-x-4-|
G|-7---------7---5----------7---------7---5---------7--------5--------9-------------7---x-7-|
D|-5-------5-----6----------5-------5-----6---------5--------6--------11----------6-----x-6-|
A|-7------------------------7-----------------------7-----------------9---------7-------x-7-|
E|---------------7------------------------7------------------7------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I'm on my Em9second guess
Or maybe my sA6econd best
What do I F#m7have to do
To know that I'm B7b9getting through?B7  
I don't have Em9much to say
Just hoping you'd A6come my way
What do I F#m7have to do
To come and get B7b9close to you?B7  
Em9Come and get close to A6you
[Chorus]
Baby I Em9won't slow down and I wont say when
A6Tell me why I be comin round F#m7again
I am ready to go aB7b9gainB7  
Baby, I Em9won't slow down
And I won't say no
A6Just one look and I think it's time to F#m7show
I think that I already B7b9knowB7  
Em9 A6 F#m7 B7b9 B7
[Verse 2]
Colorin' Em9in the greys
I see your A6every shade
I'm running F#m7back around
To tell you I B7b9hold you downB7  
I could say Em9everything
Pulling me A6by the string
What do I F#m7have to do?
Tell me what you wanna B7b9doB7  
Em9(Tell me what you wanna A6do)
[Chorus] (x2) 
Baby, I Em9won't slow down
And I won't say when
A6Tell me why I be coming round aF#m7gain
I'm ready to go aB7b9gain (think I'm ready to go)B7  
Baby, I Em9won't slow down
And I won't say no
A6Just one look and I think it's time to F#m7show
I think that I already knB7b9ow (tB7hink that I already know)
Em9Oh-oA6h-oDh

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Slow Down

by Mac Ayres

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

B7b9

F#m7

[Chords]

Em9

x7577x

5X767x

F#m7 x9-11-9-10x

B7b9

7675xx

7674xx

[Picking]

e|----------x-----x---|

B|-------x--x-x-x-x-x-|

G|-----x----x-x-x-x-x-|

D|---x------x-x-x-x-x-|

A|-x--------x-x-x-x-x-|

E|----------x-----x---|

[Intro]

Em9 A6 Em9 A6 Em9 A6 F#m7 B7b9 B7

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-7-----------7-6--------6-7-----------7-6-------6-7--------6--------10--------------5-x-4-|

G|-7---------7---5----------7---------7---5---------7--------5--------9-------------7---x-7-|

D|-5-------5-----6----------5-------5-----6---------5--------6--------11----------6-----x-6-|

A|-7------------------------7-----------------------7-----------------9---------7-------x-7-|

E|---------------7------------------------7------------------7------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em9

I'm on my second guess

Or maybe my second best

F#m7

What do I have to do

B7b9 B7

To know that I'm getting through?

Em9

I don't have much to say

Just hoping you'd come my way

F#m7

What do I have to do

B7b9 B7

To come and get close to you?

Em9 A6

Come and get close to you

[Chorus]

Em9

Baby I won't slow down and I wont say when

A6 F#m7

Tell me why I be comin round again

B7b9 B7

I am ready to go again

Em9

Baby, I won't slow down

And I won't say no

A6 F#m7

Just one look and I think it's time to show

B7b9 B7

I think that I already know

Em9 A6 F#m7 B7b9 B7

[Verse 2]

Em9

Colorin' in the greys

I see your every shade

F#m7

I'm running back around

B7b9 B7

To tell you I hold you down

Em9

I could say everything

Pulling me by the string

F#m7

What do I have to do?

B7b9 B7

Tell me what you wanna do

Em9 A6

(Tell me what you wanna do)

[Chorus] (x2)

Em9

Baby, I won't slow down

And I won't say when

A6 F#m7

Tell me why I be coming round again

B7b9 B7

I'm ready to go again (think I'm ready to go)

Em9

Baby, I won't slow down

And I won't say no

A6 F#m7

Just one look and I think it's time to show

B7b9 B7

I think that I already know (think that I already know)

Em9 A6 D

Oh-oh-oh

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