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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Aretha Franklin - Going Down Slow chords
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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]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Aretha Franklin - Going Down Slow chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, G, C, G, C, F, Gm and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 43 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 87 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by James Burke Oden.

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