Chords for Alec Benjamin "Let Me Down Slowly" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified
Tempo:
62.55 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
B
Dbm
A
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I don't think anybody has a method for getting over breakups.
If they did, and there was some sort of cure for feeling terrible, then they'd probably
be really rich.
I don't think there's any easy way to do it.
And when you genuinely care for somebody, I don't think the feeling ever goes away.
If you actually like them, and you really care for them, then on some level you always
care for them.
[Em] [Db] I had my first relationship when I went to college.
There was this one record that I listened to right before we started dating.
It was the demo album for Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism.
Every time I listen to that record now, which is weird because it's one of my favorite albums,
I only think of her.
And so I think that's what inspired the whole thing.
That moment of feeling completely helpless and at her mercy, just being like, yo, if
you're gonna leave, just be cool about it, please.
Because I'm fragile.
This night is cold in [Abm] the kingdom, I can feel [A] you fade away.
I could actually feel her physically leave.
And then also, even while she was there, it kind of felt like she wasn't there anyways.
That feeling of, even when you're with someone and they're kind of getting cold and [B] you can
tell that they don't want to be there, or their feelings are [Gb] changing towards you.
From the kitchen to the bath, [Abm] your steps keep me [B] awake.
Our apartment was really [N] small and she was walking back and forth from the kitchen to
the bathroom sink, deciding whether or not she was gonna stay or leave.
I like to see what happened in my head and then just narrate the story.
[Abm]
[Dbm] [Abm] [A] [Db] I don't know.
I have this weird thing and I'm kind of getting over it.
If you get broken up with or whatever, sometimes it's a little bit [D] embarrassing or something.
Sometimes I feel ashamed of myself or whatever.
So I was kind of like, at least [Eb] give me something to hang on to and don't leave me here all
by myself so quickly.
Just give me a minute so I can figure things out first.
[B] [Abm]
[N] When I do go out on dates sometimes, if the person calls you back or whatever, it's just
But thank you.
It's good to know.
It's good to know why.
When someone just leaves you like that and they cut you off and there's no explanation
and you don't know why, it could drive a person crazy.
[Db]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B] [Abm]
[Dbm] [B] [Abm] [B] In my head I was like, let me down, down, let me down, down.
I don't know where it came from and I don't even know what it meant.
I didn't question it.
I just thought it was kind of cool.
I was thinking of when someone scratches a record or something like that.
[Dbm] And it just came out and I just left it there.
I never even really thought about it.
Cold skin drag my feet on the [Abm] tile as I'm walking down [Am] the corridor.
[Dbm] And I know we [Abm] haven't talked in a while, so I'm looking [A] for an open door.
I was just [B] looking for an open door into a conversation to talk about what was going on.
Sometimes you have to wait for the right moment and I guess the right moment never came for that conversation.
So I'm not even really sure what happened.
That's why that moment sticks out in my mind because it was such a weird experience [A] for me.
And [Dbm] I can't stop myself from falling.
[Abm] Down.
[Dbm] And I can't stop myself [B] from falling.
[Abm]
Down.
[Dbm] [B] There's no way to easily get over something.
And when you really like someone and you're really feeling like you're falling, whether
that's falling for someone or free falling because you don't know what's happening in
your relationship, there's really nothing you can do to control it.
It's like a sick feeling that you get in your stomach.
I've never gotten it from anything else except for a relationship or when you like someone
and you're not sure what's going on.
So that was it.
It's just, again, feeling helpless.
[Em]
If they did, and there was some sort of cure for feeling terrible, then they'd probably
be really rich.
I don't think there's any easy way to do it.
And when you genuinely care for somebody, I don't think the feeling ever goes away.
If you actually like them, and you really care for them, then on some level you always
care for them.
[Em] [Db] I had my first relationship when I went to college.
There was this one record that I listened to right before we started dating.
It was the demo album for Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism.
Every time I listen to that record now, which is weird because it's one of my favorite albums,
I only think of her.
And so I think that's what inspired the whole thing.
That moment of feeling completely helpless and at her mercy, just being like, yo, if
you're gonna leave, just be cool about it, please.
Because I'm fragile.
This night is cold in [Abm] the kingdom, I can feel [A] you fade away.
I could actually feel her physically leave.
And then also, even while she was there, it kind of felt like she wasn't there anyways.
That feeling of, even when you're with someone and they're kind of getting cold and [B] you can
tell that they don't want to be there, or their feelings are [Gb] changing towards you.
From the kitchen to the bath, [Abm] your steps keep me [B] awake.
Our apartment was really [N] small and she was walking back and forth from the kitchen to
the bathroom sink, deciding whether or not she was gonna stay or leave.
I like to see what happened in my head and then just narrate the story.
[Abm]
[Dbm] [Abm] [A] [Db] I don't know.
I have this weird thing and I'm kind of getting over it.
If you get broken up with or whatever, sometimes it's a little bit [D] embarrassing or something.
Sometimes I feel ashamed of myself or whatever.
So I was kind of like, at least [Eb] give me something to hang on to and don't leave me here all
by myself so quickly.
Just give me a minute so I can figure things out first.
[B] [Abm]
[N] When I do go out on dates sometimes, if the person calls you back or whatever, it's just
But thank you.
It's good to know.
It's good to know why.
When someone just leaves you like that and they cut you off and there's no explanation
and you don't know why, it could drive a person crazy.
[Db]
[Abm] [Dbm] [B] [Abm]
[Dbm] [B] [Abm] [B] In my head I was like, let me down, down, let me down, down.
I don't know where it came from and I don't even know what it meant.
I didn't question it.
I just thought it was kind of cool.
I was thinking of when someone scratches a record or something like that.
[Dbm] And it just came out and I just left it there.
I never even really thought about it.
Cold skin drag my feet on the [Abm] tile as I'm walking down [Am] the corridor.
[Dbm] And I know we [Abm] haven't talked in a while, so I'm looking [A] for an open door.
I was just [B] looking for an open door into a conversation to talk about what was going on.
Sometimes you have to wait for the right moment and I guess the right moment never came for that conversation.
So I'm not even really sure what happened.
That's why that moment sticks out in my mind because it was such a weird experience [A] for me.
And [Dbm] I can't stop myself from falling.
[Abm] Down.
[Dbm] And I can't stop myself [B] from falling.
[Abm]
Down.
[Dbm] [B] There's no way to easily get over something.
And when you really like someone and you're really feeling like you're falling, whether
that's falling for someone or free falling because you don't know what's happening in
your relationship, there's really nothing you can do to control it.
It's like a sick feeling that you get in your stomach.
I've never gotten it from anything else except for a relationship or when you like someone
and you're not sure what's going on.
So that was it.
It's just, again, feeling helpless.
[Em]
Key:
Abm
B
Dbm
A
Db
Abm
B
Dbm
I don't think anybody has a method for getting over breakups.
If they did, and there was some sort of cure for feeling terrible, then they'd probably
be really rich.
I don't think there's any easy way to do it.
And when you genuinely care for somebody, I don't think the feeling ever goes away.
If you actually like them, and you really care for them, then on some level you always
care for them.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Db] I had my first relationship when I went to college.
There was this one record that I listened to right before we started dating.
It was the demo album for Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism.
Every time I listen to that record now, which is weird because it's one of my favorite albums,
I only think of her.
And so I think that's what inspired the whole thing.
That moment of feeling completely helpless and at her mercy, just being like, yo, if
you're gonna leave, just be cool about it, please.
Because I'm fragile.
This night is cold in [Abm] the kingdom, I can feel [A] you fade away.
I could actually feel her physically leave.
And then also, even while she was there, it kind of felt like she wasn't there anyways.
That feeling of, even when you're with someone and they're kind of getting cold and [B] you can
tell that they don't want to be there, or their feelings are [Gb] changing towards you.
From the kitchen to the bath, [Abm] your steps keep me [B] awake.
Our apartment was really [N] small and she was walking back and forth from the kitchen to
the bathroom sink, deciding whether or not she was gonna stay or leave.
I like to see what happened in my head and then just narrate the story.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] [Db] I don't know.
I have this weird thing and I'm kind of getting over it.
If you get broken up with or whatever, sometimes it's a little bit [D] embarrassing or something.
Sometimes I feel ashamed of myself or whatever.
So I was kind of like, at least [Eb] give me something to hang on to and don't leave me here all
by myself so quickly.
Just give me a minute so I can figure things out first.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _
[N] When I do go out on dates sometimes, if the person calls you back or whatever, it's just
But thank you.
It's good to know.
It's good to know why.
When someone just leaves you like that and they cut you off and there's no explanation
and you don't know why, it could drive a person crazy.
[Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ [B] In my head I was like, let me down, down, let me down, down.
I don't know where it came from and I don't even know what it meant.
I didn't question it.
I just thought it was kind of cool.
I was thinking of when someone scratches a record or something like that.
[Dbm] And it just came out and I just left it there.
I never even really thought about it.
Cold skin drag my feet on the [Abm] tile as I'm walking down [Am] the corridor.
[Dbm] And I know we [Abm] haven't talked in a while, so I'm looking [A] for an open door.
I was just [B] looking for an open door into a conversation to talk about what was going on.
Sometimes you have to wait for the right moment and I guess the right moment never came for that conversation.
So I'm not even really sure what happened.
That's why that moment sticks out in my mind because it was such a weird experience [A] for me.
And [Dbm] I can't stop myself from falling.
[Abm] Down.
[Dbm] And I can't stop myself [B] from falling.
[Abm] _
Down.
[Dbm] _ [B] There's no way to easily get over something.
And when you really like someone and you're really feeling like you're falling, whether
that's falling for someone or free falling because you don't know what's happening in
your relationship, there's really nothing you can do to control it.
It's like a sick feeling that you get in your stomach.
I've never gotten it from anything else except for a relationship or when you like someone
and you're not sure what's going on.
So that was it.
It's just, again, feeling helpless.
[Em] _ _ _
If they did, and there was some sort of cure for feeling terrible, then they'd probably
be really rich.
I don't think there's any easy way to do it.
And when you genuinely care for somebody, I don't think the feeling ever goes away.
If you actually like them, and you really care for them, then on some level you always
care for them.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Db] I had my first relationship when I went to college.
There was this one record that I listened to right before we started dating.
It was the demo album for Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism.
Every time I listen to that record now, which is weird because it's one of my favorite albums,
I only think of her.
And so I think that's what inspired the whole thing.
That moment of feeling completely helpless and at her mercy, just being like, yo, if
you're gonna leave, just be cool about it, please.
Because I'm fragile.
This night is cold in [Abm] the kingdom, I can feel [A] you fade away.
I could actually feel her physically leave.
And then also, even while she was there, it kind of felt like she wasn't there anyways.
That feeling of, even when you're with someone and they're kind of getting cold and [B] you can
tell that they don't want to be there, or their feelings are [Gb] changing towards you.
From the kitchen to the bath, [Abm] your steps keep me [B] awake.
Our apartment was really [N] small and she was walking back and forth from the kitchen to
the bathroom sink, deciding whether or not she was gonna stay or leave.
I like to see what happened in my head and then just narrate the story.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] [Db] I don't know.
I have this weird thing and I'm kind of getting over it.
If you get broken up with or whatever, sometimes it's a little bit [D] embarrassing or something.
Sometimes I feel ashamed of myself or whatever.
So I was kind of like, at least [Eb] give me something to hang on to and don't leave me here all
by myself so quickly.
Just give me a minute so I can figure things out first.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _
[N] When I do go out on dates sometimes, if the person calls you back or whatever, it's just
But thank you.
It's good to know.
It's good to know why.
When someone just leaves you like that and they cut you off and there's no explanation
and you don't know why, it could drive a person crazy.
[Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ [B] In my head I was like, let me down, down, let me down, down.
I don't know where it came from and I don't even know what it meant.
I didn't question it.
I just thought it was kind of cool.
I was thinking of when someone scratches a record or something like that.
[Dbm] And it just came out and I just left it there.
I never even really thought about it.
Cold skin drag my feet on the [Abm] tile as I'm walking down [Am] the corridor.
[Dbm] And I know we [Abm] haven't talked in a while, so I'm looking [A] for an open door.
I was just [B] looking for an open door into a conversation to talk about what was going on.
Sometimes you have to wait for the right moment and I guess the right moment never came for that conversation.
So I'm not even really sure what happened.
That's why that moment sticks out in my mind because it was such a weird experience [A] for me.
And [Dbm] I can't stop myself from falling.
[Abm] Down.
[Dbm] And I can't stop myself [B] from falling.
[Abm] _
Down.
[Dbm] _ [B] There's no way to easily get over something.
And when you really like someone and you're really feeling like you're falling, whether
that's falling for someone or free falling because you don't know what's happening in
your relationship, there's really nothing you can do to control it.
It's like a sick feeling that you get in your stomach.
I've never gotten it from anything else except for a relationship or when you like someone
and you're not sure what's going on.
So that was it.
It's just, again, feeling helpless.
[Em] _ _ _