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Slow Turning

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VERSE 1          C    F    Bb                             F    C    F    Bb  F  
 When I was a boy………. I thought it just came to ya
 But I never could tell what's mine, so it didn't matter anyway
 My only pride and joy was this record down here
 Banging on an old guitar, singin' what I had to say.
 GI always thought our house was haunted
 Dm'Cause nobody said 'boo' to FmeC  
 GI never did get what I wanted
 DmBut now I get what I needF  
CHORUS:           C    F    Bb                          F    C    F    Bb  F  
It's been a slow turning … ……from the inside out
 A slow turning baby but you come about
 A slow learning but you learn to sweat, a hey, hey, hey
 A slow turning baby not fade away, not fade away, not fade away
VERSE 2
Now I'm in my cCar,F……… Bbooh FI've got the radio downC  F  Bb  F  
 Now me yellin' at the kids in the back, cause they're banging like Charlie Watts
 You think you come so far in this one horse town
 Then she's laughing  that crazy laugh, cause you haven't left the parking lot
 GTime is short, and here's the damned thing about it
 DmYou're gonna die, gonna Fdie fCor sure
 GYou can learn to live with love or without it
 DmBut there ain't Fno cure
CHORUS                 C    F    Bb                    F    C    F    Bb  F  
 There's just a slow turning……….. from the inside out
 A slow turning but you come about
 A slow learning you learn to sweat, a hey, hey, hey
 A slow turning baby not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not 
away

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Slow Turning

by John Hiatt

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Chords in this song · guitar

C F Bb F C F Bb F

VERSE 1

When I was a boy………. I thought it just came to ya

But I never could tell what's mine, so it didn't matter anyway

My only pride and joy was this record down here

Banging on an old guitar, singin' what I had to say.

I always thought our house was haunted

Dm F C

'Cause nobody said 'boo' to me

I never did get what I wanted

Dm F

But now I get what I need

C F Bb F C F Bb F

CHORUS:

It's been a slow turning … ……from the inside out

A slow turning baby but you come about

A slow learning but you learn to sweat, a hey, hey, hey

A slow turning baby not fade away, not fade away, not fade away

VERSE 2

C F Bb F C F Bb F

Now I'm in my car,……… ooh I've got the radio down

Now me yellin' at the kids in the back, cause they're banging like Charlie Watts

You think you come so far in this one horse town

Then she's laughing that crazy laugh, cause you haven't left the parking lot

Time is short, and here's the damned thing about it

Dm F C

You're gonna die, gonna die for sure

You can learn to live with love or without it

Dm F

But there ain't no cure

C F Bb F C F Bb F

CHORUS

There's just a slow turning……….. from the inside out

A slow turning but you come about

A slow learning you learn to sweat, a hey, hey, hey

A slow turning baby not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not fade away, not

away

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