Let Her Down Slow

[Intro ] A G D D A D A G D G G5/F D Verse D A Had a girl and I swore to be true D A Long red curls and eyes of blue G D But she had a little temper so what did I do G G5/F D Had to let her down slow Chorus D A Got to let her down slow, my friend D A Because she's the kind of woman who'll shoot you dead D D/F# G Her heart ain't never gonna listen to her head G G5/F D You gotta let down slow Interlude Verse D A Met a girl, the small town type D A And she made me feel wrong, and she made me feel right G D And I tried to disappear before the morning light G G5/F D She just wouldn't let me go D A She told me she liked the way that I sang D A And wanted something more than a one night fling G D And I tried like hell to make the church bells ring G G5/F D It's time to let her down slow Chorus Interlude - Verse chords Verse D A So I tried to tell her that I had someone D A As I laced my boots and prepared to run G D When from under her vest she pulled a loaded shotgun G G5/F D {And she} was aiming down low Chorus Verse D A You gotta let her down soft and slow D A Cause she's a redneck hair-trigger, this I know G D Her daddy and her brothers are the local po-po G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow G G5/F D Gotta let her down, let her down, let her down slow (Repeat) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Gotta let her down) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Let her down slow) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Gotta tell her no means no) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Naw, don't treat her bad) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Might be the best time she's ever had) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (No, don't treat her wrong) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Come on, and you'll be long gone) G G5/F D You gotta let her down slow (Gotta let her down slow) G G5/F D Chorus G G5/F D Gotta let her down slow G G5/F D Gotta let her down slow