• Song:

    Slow Down

  • Artist:

    The Academy Is

  • Album:

    Almost Here

Gm
Close the door and take the stairs.
Bb                   Dm 
Up or down? Ups and downs,
              Dm
Well don't pretend you've never been there.
Gm                                Bb 
You kiss me like an overdramatic actor
                   Dm
who's starving for work,
              Dm
with one last shot to make it happen.
Gm
You've won the role, you've played your part,
            Bb
you've been cordially invited.
        Dm                     Dm
But I'm not impressed, and I'm definitely not excited,
            Gm
because the film runs a shallow budget,
        Bb
and the writer's subject script isn't any
Dm         Dm
deeper. So dive right in...

PRE-CHORUS
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Bb
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
I'm not like them.
C/E
I won't buy in.
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
    Bb
hey you, who are you kidding?
      F
Don't quit 'til 47,
C/E
then we'll turn it up, and we'll play a little faster.

CHORUS:
Gm
Take back everything you ever 
Bb
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
    C/E
You never did.
Gm
Take back everything you ever 
Bb
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did. She said 


VERSE 2:
Gm
'Alright, Alright, slow down!"
Bb
"Oh no, oh no, we won't"
Dm
'cause I regret every word that I said
Bb
to ever make her feel like
Gm
she was something special,
Dm                                        Dm*
or that she ever really mattered. Did she ever really matter?

PRE-CHORUS
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Bb
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
I'm not like them.
C/E
I won't buy in.
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
     Bb
just don't count on this summer.
      F
Don't quit 'til 47.
C
Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.

CHORUS:
Gm
Take back everything you ever 
Bb
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C/E
You never did.
Gm
Take back everything you ever 
Bb
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did.

BRIDGE:
Bb
I'm not saying that
Dm
I'm not breaking some
F
hearts tonight, girl.
Bb
I'm not saying that
Dm
I'm not breaking some
F
hearts tonight, girl.
Eb                     Bb
Alright, alright, slow down...

SOLO:
Dm   Bb   F   C  Gm   Bb   F   C

CHORUS:
Gm
Take back everything you ever 
Bb
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did.
Gm
Take back everything you ever 
Bb
said, you never meant a
F
word of it.
C
You never did.

OUTRO (3x):
Gm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Bb
hey you, who are you kidding?
F
I'm not like them.
C
I won't buy in.
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