India Arie - Slow Down Chords
Tempo:
114.9 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Dm
D
F
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [A]
[F] [Am]
[D] [F] [Am] So [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] started out, so [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] wanna be.
Listening [D] for answers [F] [Am] in the wind.
Can't [D] find the right [Dm] plan [Am] to my feet.
Looking [Bm] for love in [E] all the wrong [Am] places.
Down [Bm] on my [Dm] knees and now I'm praying for [Am] patience.
I know [Bm] there's gotta [E] be a better [Am] way.
In the [Bm] back of my [Dm] mind I hear my mama [Am] say.
Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
You [Am] got your head in the air with [D] your feet [Dm] on the gas.
You're [Am] about to wreck the future [Dm] running from your [F] past.
You [Am] need to slow down [Dm] baby.
[F] [Am]
Oh, thinking [D] [Am] faster that I go.
The faster [Dm] that I will reach [Am] my goal.
The race is [D] not [Dm] given to [Am] the swift, but to [D] the one [Dm] who does.
[Am] The [Bm] [E] obstacles were [Am] behind me.
Walking [Bm] [Dm] around like I'm made out of [Am] diamonds.
I tripped [Bm] and fell and [E] it reminded [Am] me.
Move over [Bm] and let [Dm] the pain guide me.
[Am] Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
[Am] You got your head in the air with [Bm] your [Dm] feet on the gas.
[Am] You're about to wreck the future [F] running from your past.
You [Am] need to slow [Dm] down baby.
[Gm] Sometimes you [Em] gotta be still before you can [Dm] get ahead.
That's the universe you're [Em] headed.
You can't do it all by [Dm] yourself.
No, no, no.
[Em] Sometimes you gotta be still and take some time to redo [F] the make.
Take [Dm] some time to clear [Em] your space.
Chaos isn't good for [F] you.
No, no.
Oh, [Bb] oh, oh.
[Am]
Oh, oh, [D] oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah.
[Dm] [Am] [D]
I'm [Dm] losing things.
[Am] I lost myself on [Dm] the other day.
[Am] I don't [D] want [E] [F] [Am] any back of my mind to hear [F] my mama say.
Slow down baby, you're going [N] too fast.
You got your head in the air with your feet on the gas.
You're about to wreck the future running from your past.
You need to slow down [F] baby.
Slow down [D] baby.
[Dm] [Am] Slow down [D] baby.
[G] [Am] Slow [G] down baby.
[Am] Slow down [F] [N] baby.
Slow down baby.
[F] [Am]
[D] [F] [Am] So [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] started out, so [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] wanna be.
Listening [D] for answers [F] [Am] in the wind.
Can't [D] find the right [Dm] plan [Am] to my feet.
Looking [Bm] for love in [E] all the wrong [Am] places.
Down [Bm] on my [Dm] knees and now I'm praying for [Am] patience.
I know [Bm] there's gotta [E] be a better [Am] way.
In the [Bm] back of my [Dm] mind I hear my mama [Am] say.
Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
You [Am] got your head in the air with [D] your feet [Dm] on the gas.
You're [Am] about to wreck the future [Dm] running from your [F] past.
You [Am] need to slow down [Dm] baby.
[F] [Am]
Oh, thinking [D] [Am] faster that I go.
The faster [Dm] that I will reach [Am] my goal.
The race is [D] not [Dm] given to [Am] the swift, but to [D] the one [Dm] who does.
[Am] The [Bm] [E] obstacles were [Am] behind me.
Walking [Bm] [Dm] around like I'm made out of [Am] diamonds.
I tripped [Bm] and fell and [E] it reminded [Am] me.
Move over [Bm] and let [Dm] the pain guide me.
[Am] Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
[Am] You got your head in the air with [Bm] your [Dm] feet on the gas.
[Am] You're about to wreck the future [F] running from your past.
You [Am] need to slow [Dm] down baby.
[Gm] Sometimes you [Em] gotta be still before you can [Dm] get ahead.
That's the universe you're [Em] headed.
You can't do it all by [Dm] yourself.
No, no, no.
[Em] Sometimes you gotta be still and take some time to redo [F] the make.
Take [Dm] some time to clear [Em] your space.
Chaos isn't good for [F] you.
No, no.
Oh, [Bb] oh, oh.
[Am]
Oh, oh, [D] oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah.
[Dm] [Am] [D]
I'm [Dm] losing things.
[Am] I lost myself on [Dm] the other day.
[Am] I don't [D] want [E] [F] [Am] any back of my mind to hear [F] my mama say.
Slow down baby, you're going [N] too fast.
You got your head in the air with your feet on the gas.
You're about to wreck the future running from your past.
You need to slow down [F] baby.
Slow down [D] baby.
[Dm] [Am] Slow down [D] baby.
[G] [Am] Slow [G] down baby.
[Am] Slow down [F] [N] baby.
Slow down baby.
Key:
Am
Dm
D
F
Bm
Am
Dm
D
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ So [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] started out, so [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] wanna be.
Listening [D] for answers [F] [Am] in the wind.
Can't [D] find the right [Dm] plan [Am] to my feet.
Looking [Bm] for love in [E] all the wrong [Am] places.
Down [Bm] on my [Dm] knees and now I'm praying for [Am] patience.
I know [Bm] there's gotta [E] be a better [Am] way.
In the [Bm] back of my [Dm] mind I hear my mama [Am] say.
Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
You [Am] got your head in the air with [D] your feet [Dm] on the gas.
You're [Am] about to wreck the future [Dm] running from your [F] past.
You [Am] need to slow _ down [Dm] baby.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Oh, _ thinking [D] _ _ [Am] faster that I go.
The faster [Dm] that I will reach [Am] my goal.
The race is [D] not [Dm] given to [Am] the swift, but to [D] the one [Dm] who does.
[Am] _ _ The [Bm] _ [E] obstacles were [Am] behind me.
Walking [Bm] [Dm] around like I'm made out of [Am] diamonds.
I tripped [Bm] and fell and [E] it reminded [Am] me.
Move over [Bm] and let [Dm] the pain guide me.
[Am] Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
[Am] You got your head in the air with [Bm] your [Dm] feet on the gas.
[Am] You're about to wreck the future [F] running from your past.
You [Am] need to slow _ [Dm] down baby. _
[Gm] _ _ Sometimes you [Em] gotta be still before you can [Dm] get ahead. _
That's the universe you're [Em] headed. _
You can't do it all by [Dm] yourself.
No, no, no.
[Em] Sometimes you gotta be still and take some time to redo [F] the make. _
Take [Dm] some time to clear [Em] your space. _ _
Chaos isn't good for [F] you.
No, no.
Oh, [Bb] oh, oh.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ oh, [D] oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
I'm [Dm] losing things.
[Am] I lost myself on [Dm] the other day.
[Am] I don't [D] want _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [Am] any back of my mind to hear [F] my mama say.
Slow down baby, you're going [N] too fast.
You got your head in the air with your feet on the gas.
You're about to wreck the future running from your past.
You need to slow down [F] baby.
_ _ Slow down [D] baby.
[Dm] _ [Am] Slow _ down [D] baby.
[G] _ _ [Am] Slow _ [G] down baby.
[Am] _ Slow down [F] _ _ [N] baby.
Slow _ down _ baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ So [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] started out, so [D] far from where [Dm] I [Am] wanna be.
Listening [D] for answers [F] [Am] in the wind.
Can't [D] find the right [Dm] plan [Am] to my feet.
Looking [Bm] for love in [E] all the wrong [Am] places.
Down [Bm] on my [Dm] knees and now I'm praying for [Am] patience.
I know [Bm] there's gotta [E] be a better [Am] way.
In the [Bm] back of my [Dm] mind I hear my mama [Am] say.
Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
You [Am] got your head in the air with [D] your feet [Dm] on the gas.
You're [Am] about to wreck the future [Dm] running from your [F] past.
You [Am] need to slow _ down [Dm] baby.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Oh, _ thinking [D] _ _ [Am] faster that I go.
The faster [Dm] that I will reach [Am] my goal.
The race is [D] not [Dm] given to [Am] the swift, but to [D] the one [Dm] who does.
[Am] _ _ The [Bm] _ [E] obstacles were [Am] behind me.
Walking [Bm] [Dm] around like I'm made out of [Am] diamonds.
I tripped [Bm] and fell and [E] it reminded [Am] me.
Move over [Bm] and let [Dm] the pain guide me.
[Am] Slow down baby, [D] you're going [Dm] too fast.
[Am] You got your head in the air with [Bm] your [Dm] feet on the gas.
[Am] You're about to wreck the future [F] running from your past.
You [Am] need to slow _ [Dm] down baby. _
[Gm] _ _ Sometimes you [Em] gotta be still before you can [Dm] get ahead. _
That's the universe you're [Em] headed. _
You can't do it all by [Dm] yourself.
No, no, no.
[Em] Sometimes you gotta be still and take some time to redo [F] the make. _
Take [Dm] some time to clear [Em] your space. _ _
Chaos isn't good for [F] you.
No, no.
Oh, [Bb] oh, oh.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ oh, [D] oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
I'm [Dm] losing things.
[Am] I lost myself on [Dm] the other day.
[Am] I don't [D] want _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [Am] any back of my mind to hear [F] my mama say.
Slow down baby, you're going [N] too fast.
You got your head in the air with your feet on the gas.
You're about to wreck the future running from your past.
You need to slow down [F] baby.
_ _ Slow down [D] baby.
[Dm] _ [Am] Slow _ down [D] baby.
[G] _ _ [Am] Slow _ [G] down baby.
[Am] _ Slow down [F] _ _ [N] baby.
Slow _ down _ baby. _ _ _ _
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