Slow Down

Intro 

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   F 
I saw a man in a rockin’ chair 
         Bb                  F 
He was hummin’ hia favorite song 
    F 
A lonely look and some white grey hair 
   Bb                  F 
I knew it wouldn’t be long 
    C 
I pulled up a chair and I asked his name 
 Bb                       C 
“Sir can you spare some time?” 
        C 
I’m a lonesome rider in a lonely game 
       Bb                      C 
And I read a little book last night 
         C       Bb         F 
It said slow ….....   slow down 


 
    F 
He told a story about Vietnam 
       Bb               F 
and a soldier far from home 
        F 
He was sendin’ his texts thru a telegram 
        Bb                    F 
and his car was trimmed with chrome 
   C 
Another place and another time 
   Bb                   C 
I could see them oh so real 
  C 
Sittin’ on the porch and hearin’ this man 
    Bb                    C 
I couldn’t know what I’d feel 
         C     Bb           F 
He said slow ….....   slow down 

Instrumental
 
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    F 
He saw me lookin’ at a faded charm 
          Bb                    F 
That was hangin’ from a silver chain 
     F 
He touched some ink painted on his arm 
       Bb                         F 
That spelled out his late wife’s name 
    C 
An old tattoo and a silver heart 
    Bb                C 
Was all this man had left 
    C 
A life of love now a world apart 
    Bb                C 
He said he had been blessed 
          C     Bb          F 
He said slow ….....   slow down 



   F 
Twilight came and the lights grew dim 
   Bb                   F 
I stood and I turned to go 
 F 
One last thing as I looked at him 
   Bb                    F 
A thing I wanted him to know 
   C 
I took some time and I stopped my world 
   Bb               C 
To hear your tale today 
    C 
I learned so much as your life unfurled 
   Bb              C 
In all you had to say 
          C      Bb           F 
You said slow ….....   slow down 

Instrumental
 
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Tag 

    C 
I pulled up a chair and I asked his name 
  Bb                     C 
“Sir can you spare some time?” 
         C 
I’m a lonesome rider in a lonely game 
       Bb                      C 
And I read a little book last night 
         C      Bb          F 
It said slow ….....   slow down