Going Down Slow Chords by Aretha Franklin
Tempo:
87.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Bm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ebm] I [G] have my fun
[C]
if I don't [D] get wet [G] no [Am] more.
[G] Mm-hmm.
[C]
I have [G] fun [C]
if I don't get [Ab] wet [G]
no more.
[D] [G] Mm-hmm.
[Bb] [Dbm] [D] [G] See, [D] my health is failing, [C]
and I'm going [D] down [G] slow.
Oh, yes, I [D] am.
[E] Now, what I want [G] you to do for me is somebody
write my father [C]
[G] the shape that I'm in.
Oh, yeah.
[C]
And put somebody call my father, [G] tell him the shape that I'm in.
Oh, yeah.
And while you're [D] talking to him, tell him to pray for me
[C]
and tell him to [F] forgive [C] me, [G] forgive me for all [B] the sins.
[C] [Db] Yeah, [Bm] forgive me for the [Bbm] sins.
[Am] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] Look from up close, huh?
Oh, yeah.
[Gm] Oh,
[C] yeah.
Look [G]
from up close, huh?
Yeah.
[Dm] You tell him [D] yes, if he don't see my body, [C]
all he can [E] do,
[G] all he can do is [Bm] stand there and [C] go, and I [Db] believe he [Bm] can do it.
Yes, he [Bbm] can.
[Am] Yeah.
[Ab] [G] Yeah.
[G] Mm [C]
-hm.
[F] [C] [G] Mm-hm.
Mm-hm.
[C] Mm
[F] [C] -hm.
Mm. [G] Mm.
Woo!
[Bb]
Mm -hm.
[D] Mm.
[C]
Woo.
[Gm] [C] [G]
[Bm] Yeah.
[C] [G] Yeah.
[Bm]
[Bbm] [C] And [Ab] [G]
[C]
[G] I believe.
Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.
[Gm] I take [C]
[G] [C] [F] a [Gm] moment.
[C] Going on a [G] holiday.
From the soul to the head.
Yes, I do.
Oh, [D] but you don't see my mind [C] [G]
[C] on [Gm] this world.
[G]
[C] [Db] [D] [Ab]
I'm going down with.
[Bb] Love.
[G]
[C]
if I don't [D] get wet [G] no [Am] more.
[G] Mm-hmm.
[C]
I have [G] fun [C]
if I don't get [Ab] wet [G]
no more.
[D] [G] Mm-hmm.
[Bb] [Dbm] [D] [G] See, [D] my health is failing, [C]
and I'm going [D] down [G] slow.
Oh, yes, I [D] am.
[E] Now, what I want [G] you to do for me is somebody
write my father [C]
[G] the shape that I'm in.
Oh, yeah.
[C]
And put somebody call my father, [G] tell him the shape that I'm in.
Oh, yeah.
And while you're [D] talking to him, tell him to pray for me
[C]
and tell him to [F] forgive [C] me, [G] forgive me for all [B] the sins.
[C] [Db] Yeah, [Bm] forgive me for the [Bbm] sins.
[Am] [D] [G]
[C]
[G] Look from up close, huh?
Oh, yeah.
[Gm] Oh,
[C] yeah.
Look [G]
from up close, huh?
Yeah.
[Dm] You tell him [D] yes, if he don't see my body, [C]
all he can [E] do,
[G] all he can do is [Bm] stand there and [C] go, and I [Db] believe he [Bm] can do it.
Yes, he [Bbm] can.
[Am] Yeah.
[Ab] [G] Yeah.
[G] Mm [C]
-hm.
[F] [C] [G] Mm-hm.
Mm-hm.
[C] Mm
[F] [C] -hm.
Mm. [G] Mm.
Woo!
[Bb]
Mm -hm.
[D] Mm.
[C]
Woo.
[Gm] [C] [G]
[Bm] Yeah.
[C] [G] Yeah.
[Bm]
[Bbm] [C] And [Ab] [G]
[C]
[G] I believe.
Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.
[Gm] I take [C]
[G] [C] [F] a [Gm] moment.
[C] Going on a [G] holiday.
From the soul to the head.
Yes, I do.
Oh, [D] but you don't see my mind [C] [G]
[C] on [Gm] this world.
[G]
[C] [Db] [D] [Ab]
I'm going down with.
[Bb] Love.
[G]
Key:
G
C
D
Bm
Gm
G
C
D
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ I [G] have _ _ my fun _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
if I don't [D] get wet [G] no _ [Am] more.
[G] _ _ Mm-hmm.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ I have [G] fun [C] _ _
if I don't get [Ab] wet [G] _
no more.
_ _ [D] _ [G] Mm-hmm.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Dbm] _ [D] [G] See, [D] my health is failing, _ [C] _ _
and I'm going [D] down [G] slow.
_ _ Oh, yes, I [D] am.
[E] Now, what I want [G] you to do for me is somebody
write my father _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] the shape that I'm in.
_ _ Oh, yeah.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
And put somebody call my father, _ _ _ _ [G] tell him the shape that I'm in.
_ Oh, yeah.
_ _ And while you're [D] talking to him, tell him to pray for me
[C] _
and tell him to [F] forgive [C] me, [G] forgive me for all [B] the sins.
[C] _ [Db] Yeah, [Bm] forgive me for the [Bbm] sins.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Look from up close, huh?
_ _ Oh, yeah.
_ _ [Gm] Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] yeah.
Look _ [G] _
from up close, huh?
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ [Dm] You tell him [D] yes, if _ he don't see my body, [C] _ _
all he can [E] do,
[G] all he can do is [Bm] stand there and [C] go, and I [Db] believe he [Bm] can do it.
Yes, he [Bbm] can.
[Am] Yeah.
_ [Ab] [G] Yeah. _
_ [G] _ _ Mm [C]
-hm.
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] Mm-hm.
_ _ _ Mm-hm.
_ _ _ [C] Mm
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ -hm.
Mm. [G] Mm.
_ _ Woo!
_ [Bb]
Mm _ _ -hm.
[D] Mm.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Woo.
[Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _
[Bm] Yeah.
[C] _ [G] Yeah.
[Bm] _
[Bbm] _ [C] And [Ab] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] I believe.
Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.
[Gm] I take [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [F] a [Gm] moment. _
[C] Going on a [G] holiday.
From the soul to the head.
_ Yes, I do.
_ Oh, [D] but you _ don't see my mind _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] on [Gm] this world.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _
_ I'm going down with.
[Bb] _ _ Love.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
if I don't [D] get wet [G] no _ [Am] more.
[G] _ _ Mm-hmm.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ I have [G] fun [C] _ _
if I don't get [Ab] wet [G] _
no more.
_ _ [D] _ [G] Mm-hmm.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Dbm] _ [D] [G] See, [D] my health is failing, _ [C] _ _
and I'm going [D] down [G] slow.
_ _ Oh, yes, I [D] am.
[E] Now, what I want [G] you to do for me is somebody
write my father _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] the shape that I'm in.
_ _ Oh, yeah.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
And put somebody call my father, _ _ _ _ [G] tell him the shape that I'm in.
_ Oh, yeah.
_ _ And while you're [D] talking to him, tell him to pray for me
[C] _
and tell him to [F] forgive [C] me, [G] forgive me for all [B] the sins.
[C] _ [Db] Yeah, [Bm] forgive me for the [Bbm] sins.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Look from up close, huh?
_ _ Oh, yeah.
_ _ [Gm] Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] yeah.
Look _ [G] _
from up close, huh?
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ [Dm] You tell him [D] yes, if _ he don't see my body, [C] _ _
all he can [E] do,
[G] all he can do is [Bm] stand there and [C] go, and I [Db] believe he [Bm] can do it.
Yes, he [Bbm] can.
[Am] Yeah.
_ [Ab] [G] Yeah. _
_ [G] _ _ Mm [C]
-hm.
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] Mm-hm.
_ _ _ Mm-hm.
_ _ _ [C] Mm
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ -hm.
Mm. [G] Mm.
_ _ Woo!
_ [Bb]
Mm _ _ -hm.
[D] Mm.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Woo.
[Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _
[Bm] Yeah.
[C] _ [G] Yeah.
[Bm] _
[Bbm] _ [C] And [Ab] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] I believe.
Yes, I do.
Yes, I do.
[Gm] I take [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [F] a [Gm] moment. _
[C] Going on a [G] holiday.
From the soul to the head.
_ Yes, I do.
_ Oh, [D] but you _ don't see my mind _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] on [Gm] this world.
_ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _
_ I'm going down with.
[Bb] _ _ Love.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _