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Slowness

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pre-chorus line and then at the end of the chorus. Those parts are hard to figure 
Chords: 
      C   Em   Dm    G   F?/ G#   Am  D*  Fmaj7   C/B  G/B  
e|--0--0--1--3--1---x--0--0---0------------|
b|--1--0--3--3--1---x--1--3---1-----1---3--|
g|--0--0--2--0--2---x--2--0---2-----0---0--|
D|--2--2--0--0--3---x--2--4---3-----x---x--|
A|--3--2-----2--3--(3)-0--5--(3)----2---2--|
E|-(3)-0-----3--1---4-----x----------------|
MCiles of highway poppies, a Emstretch of maybe flowers
DmPast Signal Hill a wGays
WCe were parked and searchingEm  
For a hubcap rolling Dminto the fields of tGhorns
           F         G?/     G#        Am  D*
Although we couldn't see a thing that night
CStaFmaj7rs still CshFmaj7one
In their CslownessFmaj7  
And their Cslowness
C/BTook us G/Bby surpriseC  
ICf I never told you Emhow you helped to rescue
DmThe car and all insidGe
RCemember roads were steep andEm  
You and I went sliding dowDmn the grade from Gate's PGass
       F       G?/      G#       Am  D*                        
You asleep and me behind the wheel hovering
  CIFmaj7n that sloCwnesFmaj7s
And that Cslowness
HC/Bas neveG/Br gone awaCy 
(VERSE chords) [solo/melody/whistle]  C   Em   Dm   Gx2
           F         G?/     G#        Am  D*
Although we couldn't see a thing that night
  C     Fmaj7    C  Fmaj7...
Stars still shone, stars still shone, stars still shone,
                 C  Fmaj7...
In their slowness, in their slowness, in their slowness...
And their Cslowness
C/BNever gG/Bone awa-a-ayC  

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Slowness

by Calexico

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Fmaj7

C/B

G/B

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pre-chorus line and then at the end of the chorus. Those parts are hard to figure

Chords:

C Em Dm G F G# Am D Fmaj7 C/B G/B

?/ *

e|--0--0--1--3--1---x--0--0---0------------|

b|--1--0--3--3--1---x--1--3---1-----1---3--|

g|--0--0--2--0--2---x--2--0---2-----0---0--|

D|--2--2--0--0--3---x--2--4---3-----x---x--|

A|--3--2-----2--3--(3)-0--5--(3)----2---2--|

E|-(3)-0-----3--1---4-----x----------------|

C Em

Miles of highway poppies, a stretch of maybe flowers

Dm G

Past Signal Hill a ways

C Em

We were parked and searching

Dm G

For a hubcap rolling into the fields of thorns

F G G# Am D

?/ *

Although we couldn't see a thing that night

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Stars still shone

C Fmaj7

In their slowness

And their slowness

C/B G/B C

Took us by surprise

C Em

If I never told you how you helped to rescue

Dm G

The car and all inside

C Em

Remember roads were steep and

Dm G

You and I went sliding down the grade from Gate's Pass

F G G# Am D

?/ *

You asleep and me behind the wheel hovering

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

In that slowness

And that slowness

C/B G/B C

Has never gone away

C Em Dm G

(VERSE chords) [solo/melody/whistle] x2

F G G# Am D

?/ *

Although we couldn't see a thing that night

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

...

Stars still shone, stars still shone, stars still shone,

C Fmaj7

...

In their slowness, in their slowness, in their slowness...

And their slowness

C/B G/B C

Never gone awa-a-ay

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