Corrinne May - Slow Down
Capo 2
G D/F#
16 hour workday just to provide
Em7 Em7/D
Everything for his little tyke
Cadd9 G/B
No time to sing a lullaby
A7sus4 D
or give him a piggyback ride
G D/F#
TV babysitter, toys are a bribe
Em7
as he speeds out the doorway
Em7/D F
and the car leaves the driveway
Em7 Am7
The boy runs after his father
Dm7 Dm7/E
but his steps are too small
F Em7
He stretches out his hands to reach him
Am7 Dsus4 D
as he tumbles and falls.
Bbsus2 Cm Bb/D Ebmaj7
Slow down, I can’t keep up with you
F Bb Cm Bb/D
* You’re getting a little too quick for me to fol low
Ebmaj7 F Gm Gm/F G#
Slow down, you’re getting away from me
Cm Bb/D Ebmaj7
and I don’t know how to slow you down
G D/F#
60 years together weathering the times
Em7 Em7/D
The good, the bad, the sweetest sighs
Cadd9 G/B
Watching children of their children smile
A7sus4 D
as they did when they walked down the aisle
G D/F#
Walking canes and wheelchairs slowly wind
Em7 Em7/D F
Twirling the years, curling their faces
Em7 Am7
But now he’s stumbling faster
Dm7 Dm7/E
towards that finish line
F Em7
She stretches out her hands to hold him
Am7 Dsus4 D
as he closes his eyes
Bbsus2 Cm Bb/D Ebmaj7
Slow down, I can’t keep up with you *
