Slow Hand chords by
The Pointer Sisters (Official Version)

1981R&B522 views

Key: Bb minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C#m

Verse 1
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
As the midnight moon, was drifting through
E E 
 
The lazy sway of the trees
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
I saw the look  in your eyes, lookin' into mine
E E 
 
Seeing what you wanted to see
B/D# B/D# 
 
Darlin'

Pre-chorus 1
C#m C#m 
 
don't say a word,
cause I already heard
A A 
 
What your body's sayin' to mine
F#m F#m 
 
I'm tired of fast  moves
I've got a slow groove
B B 
 
On my mind

Chorus 1
E E 
 
I want a man with a slow hand
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
I want a lover with   an easy  touch
A A 
 
E E 
 
I want somebody who will spend some time
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Not come and go in     a heated rush
A A 
 
I want somebody who will understand
B B 
 
When it comes to love,
E E 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
I want a slow hand

Interlude 1

C#m

B/D#

C#m

Verse 2
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
On shadowed ground, with no one around
E E 
 
And a blanket of stars in our eyes
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
We are drifting free, like two lost leaves
E E 
 
On the crazy wind of the night
B/D# B/D# 
 
Darlin'

Pre-chorus 2
C#m C#m 
 
don't say a word,
cause I already heard
A A 
 
What your body's sayin' to mine
F#m F#m 
 
If I want it all   night
You say it's alright
B B 
 
We got the time

Chorus 2
E E 
 
'Cause I got a man with a slow hand
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
I got a lover with   an easy  touch
A A 
 
E E 
 
I got somebody who will spend some time
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Not come and go in     a heated rush
A A 
 
I found somebody who will understand
B B 
 
When it comes to love,
E E 
 
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
I want a slow hand

Bridge 1
F#m F#m 
 
If I want it all   night
C#m C#m 
 
Please say it's alright
F#m F#m 
 
It's not a fast  move
But a slow groove
B B 
 
On my mind

Chorus 3
E E 
 
'Cause I got a man with a slow hand
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
I found a lover with   an easy  touch
A A 
 
I found somebody
E E 
 
who will spend some time
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Not come and go in     a heated rush
A A 
 
E E 
 
I found somebody who will understand
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
I found a lover with   a slow  hand
A A 
 
E E 
 
Oh, lover with the slow hand
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
And I get all excited with   his easy  touch
A A 
 
I found somebody who will
E E 
 
spend the night
B/D# B/D# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
Not come and go in     a heated rush
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC#m E F#m A B/D#...

Chords

C#m
E
F#m
A
B/D#
B

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Slow Hand by The Pointer Sisters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb minor. It suits players who want to learn Slow Hand the way The Pointer Sisters intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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