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Slow Down
Chords-
    eBGDAE
B*: 008997
G*: 004553
F#: 003442
F:  002331
E:  001220
Bm: 234420
G:  300023
D:  232000
A7: 002200
/:slide
Here's an example of the beat...
      An actress...          Sooner the better...
(B*-B*-B*/G*-G*-G*-G*/B*-B*-B*/G*-G*-G*-G*/B*...)
B*           G*       B*         G*         B*
           An actress, sooner the better for me
G*                 F*              F    E  
you should know by now i'm not your friend
B*          G*           B*               G*             B*
         Your ravelled up, just take some time to come undone
    G*             F*/F/E  
you look so tired,     I know your type
 E             B  G*   B*           G*                  B*
    you storm out, you tear the walls and portraits down
G*                       F*/F/E  
It's what you want, it's how we are...
Chorus-
BmTake it or Gleave it
DSlow down, A7slow downBm  
GI'll stay awake for Dyou
If you can stay A7awake for mBme
Your broken to Gbreak down
DSlow down, A7slow down
    G*         F*/F/E  
I'm not so sure,    so wait and see...
(Solo beat) E/B*/G*/B*/G*/B*/G*/F*/F/E  
Next Verse-(Same beat)
Bridge-
B*                    G*
I don't think I could trust love anymore
B*                    G*
I don't think i could trust love anymore
B*                    G*         F*/F/E  
I don't think I could trust love anymore
Chorus-(x2)
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Slow Down

by Howie Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E/B

Slow Down

Chords-

eBGDAE

*: 008997

*: 004553

: 003442

: 002331

: 001220

: 234420

: 300023

: 232000

: 002200

/:slide

Here's an example of the beat...

An actress... Sooner the better...

B B B G G G G B B B G G G G B

(*-*-*/*-*-*-*/*-*-*/*-*-*-*/*...)

B G B G B

* * * * *

An actress, sooner the better for me

G F F E

* *

you should know by now i'm not your friend

B G B G B

* * * * *

Your ravelled up, just take some time to come undone

G F F E

* *//

you look so tired, I know your type

E B G B G B

* * * *

you storm out, you tear the walls and portraits down

G F F E

* *//

It's what you want, it's how we are...

Chorus-

Bm G

Take it or leave it

D A7 Bm

Slow down, slow down

G D

I'll stay awake for you

A7 Bm

If you can stay awake for me

Your broken to break down

D A7

Slow down, slow down

G F F E

* *//

I'm not so sure, so wait and see...

E/B G B G B G F F E

(Solo beat) */*/*/*/*/*/*//

Next Verse-(Same beat)

Bridge-

B G

* *

I don't think I could trust love anymore

B G

* *

I don't think i could trust love anymore

B G F F E

* * *//

I don't think I could trust love anymore

Chorus-(x2)

Thanks.

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