Slow Down chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The motor
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s  are roaring along with the time
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Like a marathon,
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not caring what is gone or  what's to be
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Slow down, slow down, slow down
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The final stop sign may be just ahead
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Slow down, slow down, slow down
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The final stop sign may
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be just ahead
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Stranger,
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where are you going so fast?
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Stranger,
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slow down or you'll never last
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The wheels are spinning fast
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on the road of life
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Slow down, your speed will turn to strife
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The spokes in the wheels
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are the years in your life
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Slow down, slow down, slow down
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The fi  nal stop sign
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may be just ahead
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Slow down, slow down, slow down
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The final stop sign may
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be just ahead
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Stranger,
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why hurry to your last mile
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Stranger,
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why set yourself up for trial
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The blasting of the horns
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may be from the sky
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Don't rush, you'll get there by and by
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For fate plays a game of
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the do or the don't.
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Slow down, slow down, slow down.
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The final stop sign may be just ahead.
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Slow down, slow down,
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slow down.
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The final stop sign may be just ahead.
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Hear my plea, hear my plea,
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Slow down or you'll never drive again.
Slow down or you'll never drive
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again.
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