Slow Show chords by The National (Official Version)

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Intro 1

C#m

Verse 1
C#m 
Standing at the punch table swallowing punch
A 
E 
Can't pay attention to the sound of anyone
A 
E 
A little more stupid, a little more scared
B 
Every minute, more unprepared
C#m 
I made  a mistake in my life today
A 
E 
Everything I love gets lost in the drawers
A 
E 
I want to start over, I want to be winning
B 
Way out of sync from the beginning

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Chorus 1

I wanna hurry home to you

C#m

Put on a slow, dumb show for you

And crack you up

So you can put a blue ribbon on my brain

C#m

God, I'm very, very frightened, I'll overdo it

Interlude 1

C#m

Verse 2
C#m 
Looking for somewhere to stand and stay
A 
E 
I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
A 
E 
Can I get a minute of not being nervous
B 
And not thinking of my dick?
C#m 
My leg   is sparkles, my leg is pins
A 
I better get my shit together,
E 
better gather my shit in
A 
You could drive a car
E 
through my head in five minutes
B 
From one side of it to the other

Chorus 2
E 
A 
I wanna hurry home to you
C#m 
Put on a slow, dumb show  for you
B 
And crack you up
E 
A 
So you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
C#m 
B 
God, I'm very, very frightened, I'll overdo it

Interlude 2

C#m

Interlude 3

G#m

Bridge 1

G#m

You know I dreamed about you

For twenty-nine years before I saw you

G#m

You know I dreamed about you

I missed you for, for twenty-nine years

Bridge 2

G#m

You know I dreamed about you

For twenty-nine years before I saw you

G#m

You know I dreamed about you

I missed you for, for twenty-nine years

Outro 1

G#m

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 150

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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
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Slow Show by The National, 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 E major. It suits players who want to learn Slow Show the way The National intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.