Slow Show (The National)

Chords Used: Am-Am7-F-C-G-Em

Am7: 0-0-2-0-1-0



Capo 4

[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]

[Am]Standing at the [Am7]punch table [Am]swallowing [Am7]punch
[F]can’t pay attention to the [C]sound of anyone
a [F]little more stupid, a [C]little more scared
[G]every minute more unprepared

I [Am]made a mis[Am7]take in my [Am]life to[Am7]day
[F]everything I love gets [C]lost in drawers
I [F]want to start over, I [C]want to be winning
[G]way out of sync from the beginning

[C]I wanna hurry home to [F]you
put on a slow, dumb [Am]show for you
and crack you [G]up
so you can [C]put a blue ribbon on my [F]brain
god I’m very, very [Am]frightening
I’ll [G]overdo it

[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [F] [C] [G]

[Am]Looking for [Am7]somewhere to [Am]stand and [Am7]stay
I [F]leaned on the wall and the [C]wall leaned away
[F]Can I get a minute of [C]not being nervous
and [G]not thinking of my dick

My [Am]leg is [Am7]sparkles, my [Am]leg is [Am7]pins
I better [F]get myself together, better [C]gather myself in
[F]You could drive around in my [C]head in five minutes
from [G]one side of it to the other

[C]I wanna hurry home to [F]you
put on a slow, dumb [Am]show for you
and crack you [G]up
so you can [C]put a blue ribbon on my [F]brain
god I’m very, very [Am]frightening
I’ll [G]overdo it

[C] [F] [Am] [G]

[Em] [G] [D] [C]

[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]for twenty-nine years [C]before I saw you
[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]I missed you for [C]for twenty-nine years

[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]for twenty-nine years [C]before I saw you
[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]I missed you for [C]for twenty-nine years

[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
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