Slow Show — The National
Chords and lyrics for Slow Show by The National (key of C).
Verse 1
The National - Slow Show, from the album "Boxer", one of the best releases
this year.
to play
one, then:
Listen to the song for the rhythm.
Intro
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]
Verse 1
Standing at the punch table swallowing punch
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
a little more stupid, a little more scared
every minute more unprepared
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]
I made a mistake in my life today
everything I love gets lost in drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
way out of sync from the beginning
Chorus
[C]I wanna hurry home to you
[F]put on a slow, [Am]dumb show for you
and crack you up[G]
so you can [C]put a blue ribbon on my [F]brain
god I’m very, very [Am]frightening
[G]I’ll overdo it
Instrumental
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]
Looking for somewhere to stand and stay
I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
Can I get a minute of not being nervous
and not thinking of my dick
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]
My leg is sparkles, my leg is pins
I better get my shit together, better gather my shit in
You could drive a car through my head in five minutes
from one side of it to the other
[C]I wanna hurry home to you
[F]put on a slow, [Am]dumb show for you
and crack you up[G]
so you can [C]put a blue ribbon on my [F]brain
god I’m very, very [Am]frightening
[G]I’ll overdo it
[C] [F] [Am] [G]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
Outro
[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]
don't think they
it that way, but it can sound nice. End the song on a C though.)
There you go. Any problems/questions - reach me at
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