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Slow Show
The National
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The National - Slow Show
Tabbed by Michel Gort - Corrections/feedback to michelgortATgmailDOTcom
Capo 4th fret
From Am to Dm9 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
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
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
D
I missed you for
C
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
D
I missed you for
C
for twenty-nine years
Em G D C
Em G D C
Piano part
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g--4-4-4-2-0---4--2---------2-2-2-4-2-0---------|
d------------2---------------------------2----0-|
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