Intro
F Bb (D G)
[Verso 1]
F
I saw a man in a rockin’ chair
Bb F
He was hummin’ hia favorite song
F
A lonely look and some white grey hair
Bb F
I knew it wouldn’t be long
C
I pulled up a chair and I asked his name
Bb C
“Sir can you spare some time?”
C
I’m a lonesome rider in a lonely game
Bb C
And I read a little book last night
C Bb F
It said slow …..... slow down
[Verso 2]
F
He told a story about Vietnam
Bb F
and a soldier far from home
F
He was sendin’ his texts thru a telegram
Bb F
and his car was trimmed with chrome
C
Another place and another time
Bb C
I could see them oh so real
C
Sittin’ on the porch and hearin’ this man
Bb C
I couldn’t know what I’d feel
C Bb F
He said slow …..... slow down
Instrumental
F Bb F F Bb F C Bb C C Bb C C Bb F
[Verso 3]
F
He saw me lookin’ at a faded charm
Bb F
That was hangin’ from a silver chain
F
He touched some ink painted on his arm
Bb F
That spelled out his late wife’s name
C
An old tattoo and a silver heart
Bb C
Was all this man had left
C
A life of love now a world apart
Bb C
He said he had been blessed
C Bb F
He said slow …..... slow down
[Verso 4]
F
Twilight came and the lights grew dim
Bb F
I stood and I turned to go
F
One last thing as I looked at him
Bb F
A thing I wanted him to know
C
I took some time and I stopped my world
Bb C
To hear your tale today
C
I learned so much as your life unfurled
Bb C
In all you had to say
C Bb F
You said slow …..... slow down
Instrumental
F Bb F F Bb F C Bb C C Bb C C Bb F
Tag
C
I pulled up a chair and I asked his name
Bb C
“Sir can you spare some time?”
C
I’m a lonesome rider in a lonely game
Bb C
And I read a little book last night
C Bb F
It said slow …..... slow down
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