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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 4th fret
From  Amto  Dm9is just lifting up your finger on the d-string and not 
playing the e- and
Listen to the song for the right timing to do the pulloff.
[Intro]
Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am F C
F C G G
[Verse I]
AmStanDm9ding at the punch table AmswaDm9llowiAmng punch
Fcan’t pay attention to the Csound of anyone
Fa little more stupid, Ca little more scared
Gevery minute Gmore unprepared
[Verse II]
AmI maDm9de a mistake in my AmlifDm9e todAmay
Feverything I love gets Clost in drawers
FI want to start over, CI want to be winning
Gway out of sync from Gthe beginning
[Chorus]
  CI wanna Churry home to you
   Fput on Fa slow, dumb Amshow for yoAmu
and crack yoGu upG  
so you can Cput a blue Cribbon on my brainF  
god I’Fm very, very AmfrighteningAm  
I’ll Goverdo itG  
[Instrumental]
Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am F C G G
[Verse III]
AmLookDm9ing for somewhere tAmo sDm9tand Amand stay
I Fleaned on the wall and the Cwall leaned away
FCan I get a minute of Cnot being nervous
and Gnot thinking of my Gdick
[Verse IV]
AmMy lDm9eg is sparkles, Ammy Dm9leg iAms pins
I better Fget my shit together, better gCather my shit in
FYou could drive a car through my Chead in five minutes
Gfrom one side of it to the Gother
[Chorus]
  CI wanna Churry home to you
   Fput on Fa slow, dumb Amshow for yoAmu
and crack yoGu upG  
so you can Cput a blue Cribbon on my brainF  
god I’Fm very, very AmfrighteningAm  
I’ll Goverdo itG  
[Instrumental]
C F Am G
[Outro]
Em G D C
EmYou know I dreamed Gabout you
Dfor twenty-nine years Cbefore I saw you
EmYou know I dreamed Gabout you
DI missed you for
Cfor twenty-nine years
EmYou know I dreamed Gabout you
Dfor twenty-nine years Cbefore I saw you
EmYou know I dreamed Gabout you
DI missed you for
Cfor twenty-nine years
Em G D C
Em G D C
[Piano part]
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-2-0---4--2---------2-2-2-4-2-0---------|
D|------------2---------------------------2----0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

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Slow Show

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm9

Capo 4th fret

Am Dm9

From to is just lifting up your finger on the d-string and not

playing the e- and

Listen to the song for the right timing to do the pulloff.

[Intro]

Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am F C

F C G G

[Verse I]

Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am

Standing at the punch table swallowing punch

F C

can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone

F C

a little more stupid, a little more scared

G G

every minute more unprepared

[Verse II]

Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am

I made a mistake in my life today

F C

everything I love gets lost in drawers

F C

I want to start over, I want to be winning

G G

way out of sync from the beginning

[Chorus]

C C

I wanna hurry home to you

F F Am Am

put on a slow, dumb show for you

G G

and crack you up

C C F

so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain

F Am Am

god I’m very, very frightening

G G

I’ll overdo it

[Instrumental]

Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am F C G G

[Verse III]

Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am

Looking for somewhere to stand and stay

F C

I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away

F C

Can I get a minute of not being nervous

G G

and not thinking of my dick

[Verse IV]

Am Dm9 Am Dm9 Am

My leg is sparkles, my leg is pins

F C

I better get my shit together, better gather my shit in

F C

You could drive a car through my head in five minutes

G G

from one side of it to the other

[Chorus]

C C

I wanna hurry home to you

F F Am Am

put on a slow, dumb show for you

G G

and crack you up

C C F

so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain

F Am Am

god I’m very, very frightening

G G

I’ll overdo it

[Instrumental]

C F Am G

[Outro]

Em G D C

Em G

You know I dreamed about you

D C

for twenty-nine years before I saw you

Em G

You know I dreamed about you

I missed you for

for twenty-nine years

Em G

You know I dreamed about you

D C

for twenty-nine years before I saw you

Em G

You know I dreamed about you

I missed you for

for twenty-nine years

Em G D C

[Piano part]

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

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4-4-4-2-0---4--2---------2-2-2-4-2-0---------|

D|------------2---------------------------2----0-|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

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