Chords for KEB' MO' - "Slow Down" 8/9/15 Heritage Music BluesFest
Tempo:
101.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
K-I-L-L-L-O!
[D]
[C] [G]
[Bm] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[G] [Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[Bb]
[G]
[G]
[Bb] I was a young boy, he tried to tell me, [Gm] I was moving.
[F]
And [C] I knew everything, about feeling great.
But [G] I really didn't want to be something, to a bunch of old folks talking trash.
[D] So I got out on the highway, and out to the floor.
[C] Smoking and drinking, and a whole lot more.
[D] Came to collect me, out of that jail.
He [C] said, boy next time, slow baby, [G] better slow down.
[D] Better slow down.
[G]
Woke up one morning, to a [Gm] hunger.
[Bb]
[G] And I [Bb] didn't choose.
[G] Better [C] be, for some other after.
[Am] [Gm] For [Bb] me, somebody, to scratch my itch.
I [D] said, I don't mean to pry, but I'm here to advise you.
[C] Seeds that like to grow, when you put a little bit of dirt in life.
[Gm] Better slow down.
Better slow down.
[C] [Bb]
[G] [G]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[G]
[Am]
[C] [D] [C]
[D]
[Ebm] [C]
[G]
[D] Doing my own thing.
[C] I'm all grown [F] up.
[Bb] A little bit older.
But I still [G] feel like a young [C] man.
[D] And right now, I'm cowering, in a brand new millionaire.
[E] Wife keeps screaming, you got a lot of [Bb] love in that man.
[D] Out of my mind, losing control.
[C] I could leave tomorrow, but there ain't no way to go.
[G] Better slow [Dm] down.
Better slow down.
[D] Slow down.
[G]
[F]
[A] Hey, hop on.
[Dm]
Hop on.
[Ab] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] I'm [D] all [G]
dressed. Oh
[Gm] [G]
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[G] [Gb] [Gm]
[G]
[B] [F]
[E] [Dm] [F]
[A] [F]
[D] [D] [Bb]
[D] [C]
[E] [N]
[D]
[C] [G]
[Bm] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[G] [Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[Bb]
[G]
[G]
[Bb] I was a young boy, he tried to tell me, [Gm] I was moving.
[F]
And [C] I knew everything, about feeling great.
But [G] I really didn't want to be something, to a bunch of old folks talking trash.
[D] So I got out on the highway, and out to the floor.
[C] Smoking and drinking, and a whole lot more.
[D] Came to collect me, out of that jail.
He [C] said, boy next time, slow baby, [G] better slow down.
[D] Better slow down.
[G]
Woke up one morning, to a [Gm] hunger.
[Bb]
[G] And I [Bb] didn't choose.
[G] Better [C] be, for some other after.
[Am] [Gm] For [Bb] me, somebody, to scratch my itch.
I [D] said, I don't mean to pry, but I'm here to advise you.
[C] Seeds that like to grow, when you put a little bit of dirt in life.
[Gm] Better slow down.
Better slow down.
[C] [Bb]
[G] [G]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[G]
[Am]
[C] [D] [C]
[D]
[Ebm] [C]
[G]
[D] Doing my own thing.
[C] I'm all grown [F] up.
[Bb] A little bit older.
But I still [G] feel like a young [C] man.
[D] And right now, I'm cowering, in a brand new millionaire.
[E] Wife keeps screaming, you got a lot of [Bb] love in that man.
[D] Out of my mind, losing control.
[C] I could leave tomorrow, but there ain't no way to go.
[G] Better slow [Dm] down.
Better slow down.
[D] Slow down.
[G]
[F]
[A] Hey, hop on.
[Dm]
Hop on.
[Ab] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] I'm [D] all [G]
dressed. Oh
[Gm] [G]
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[G] [Gb] [Gm]
[G]
[B] [F]
[E] [Dm] [F]
[A] [F]
[D] [D] [Bb]
[D] [C]
[E] [N]
Key:
G
D
C
Bb
Gm
G
D
C
_ K-I-L-L-L-O! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ I was a young boy, _ _ _ he tried to tell me, _ _ [Gm] _ _ I was moving. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ And [C] I knew everything, _ _ _ _ about feeling great. _
_ _ _ But [G] I really didn't want to be something, _ _ to a bunch of old folks talking trash. _
_ _ _ _ [D] So I got out on the highway, and out to the floor.
_ [C] Smoking and drinking, and a whole lot more.
_ [D] Came to collect me, out of that jail.
He [C] said, boy next time, slow baby, [G] better slow _ _ down.
[D] _ Better slow down.
[G] _
_ _ _ Woke up one morning, _ _ _ _ to a [Gm] hunger. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And I [Bb] didn't choose. _ _
_ [G] _ _ Better [C] be, _ _ _ _ _ _ for some other after. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] For [Bb] me, somebody, _ _ _ to scratch my itch. _
_ _ _ I [D] said, I don't mean to pry, but I'm here to advise you.
[C] Seeds that like to grow, when you put a little bit of dirt in life.
[Gm] Better slow down. _
_ _ _ Better slow down. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Doing my own thing. _
_ _ [C] _ I'm all grown [F] up.
_ _ _ [Bb] A little bit older. _
_ _ But I still [G] feel like a young [C] man. _
_ _ _ _ [D] And right now, I'm cowering, in a brand new millionaire.
[E] Wife keeps screaming, you got a lot of [Bb] love in that man.
[D] Out of my mind, losing control.
_ [C] I could leave tomorrow, but there ain't no way to go.
[G] Better slow [Dm] down.
_ _ _ Better slow down. _
_ _ _ [D] Slow down. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Hey, hop on.
[Dm] _ _ _
Hop on.
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Gm] I'm [D] all _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ dressed. Oh
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ I was a young boy, _ _ _ he tried to tell me, _ _ [Gm] _ _ I was moving. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ And [C] I knew everything, _ _ _ _ about feeling great. _
_ _ _ But [G] I really didn't want to be something, _ _ to a bunch of old folks talking trash. _
_ _ _ _ [D] So I got out on the highway, and out to the floor.
_ [C] Smoking and drinking, and a whole lot more.
_ [D] Came to collect me, out of that jail.
He [C] said, boy next time, slow baby, [G] better slow _ _ down.
[D] _ Better slow down.
[G] _
_ _ _ Woke up one morning, _ _ _ _ to a [Gm] hunger. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And I [Bb] didn't choose. _ _
_ [G] _ _ Better [C] be, _ _ _ _ _ _ for some other after. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] For [Bb] me, somebody, _ _ _ to scratch my itch. _
_ _ _ I [D] said, I don't mean to pry, but I'm here to advise you.
[C] Seeds that like to grow, when you put a little bit of dirt in life.
[Gm] Better slow down. _
_ _ _ Better slow down. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Doing my own thing. _
_ _ [C] _ I'm all grown [F] up.
_ _ _ [Bb] A little bit older. _
_ _ But I still [G] feel like a young [C] man. _
_ _ _ _ [D] And right now, I'm cowering, in a brand new millionaire.
[E] Wife keeps screaming, you got a lot of [Bb] love in that man.
[D] Out of my mind, losing control.
_ [C] I could leave tomorrow, but there ain't no way to go.
[G] Better slow [Dm] down.
_ _ _ Better slow down. _
_ _ _ [D] Slow down. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Hey, hop on.
[Dm] _ _ _
Hop on.
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Gm] I'm [D] all _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ dressed. Oh
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _