Slow Down
Written by Dan Peek, ©1977
Em9 A7 G B7 C7 Em7 Em ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||*| ||||*| |||||| |||||| |**||* ||*|*| |*|||| |*|*|* ||*||| |**||| |**||| |||||| |||||| *||||* |||||| |*|*|| ||||*| |||||| (drums) Em9 A7 Em9 A7 Em9 A7 (guitar intro) (drums) Em9 A7 I hear you knockin' but you can't come in Em9 A7 You wear your stockings like you think it's a sin Em9 A7 Don't try to tell me you ain't been where you been G B7 'Cause I know that you've been messin' round with him Em9 So slow down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 Come on down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 Oh down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) C7 B7 Em7 Before it gets too late C7 B7 Em7 Before it gets too late Em9 A7 I met you dancin' at the high school gym Em9 A7 You rubbed against me my head started to spin Em9 A7 You turned around gave me a wink and a grin G B7 And then you told me that you'd like to be friends Em9 Don't slow down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 Don't slow down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 Don't slow down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 Don't slow down C7 B7 Em7 Before it gets too late C7 B7 Em7 Before it gets too late Take it! Em G A7 Em G A7 Em9 A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 On down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 On down A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 Don't try to tell me A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) Em9 You'll never sell me A7 (Bop shoo wop, you'd better slow down) C7 B7 Em7 Before it gets too late C7 B7 Em7 I said before it gets too late C7 B7 Em7 You know before it gets too late Oh, hey Em9 A7 Em9 A7 (repeat and fade)