Main riff:
Am7 Am6 Bdim
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[Verse]
Am7 Am6
I have had my fun
Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
if I never get well no more.
G7 F#7
I have had my fun
F7 Am7 Am6 Bdim
if I never get well no more.
[Chorus]
C7 B7
All of my health is failing;
Bb7 Am7 Am6
Lord, I'm going down slow,
Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I'm going down slow.
[Verse]
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
Please write my mother and tell her the shape I'm in.
G7 F#7 F7 Am7 Am6 Bdim
Please write my mother and tell her the shape I'm in.
[Chorus]
C7 B7
Tell her to pray for me,
Bb7 Am7 Am6 Bdim
Forgive me for my sin,
Am7 Am6 Bdim
For all of my sin.
[Bridge]
F#m B7 C Bb F#m A G# G
F#m B7 A G F# B7 E
*suggestion - bridge
| F#m | F#m/A | B7 | B7 |
| D7 | E7 | F#m | A7-G#7-G7 |
| F#m | F#m/A | B7 | B7 |
| C7 | G7 | F#7 | B7 |
[Verse]
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
On the next train south, look for my clothes back home.
G7 F#7 F7 Am7 Am6 Bdim
On the next train south, look for my clothes back home.
[Chorus]
C7 B7
'Cause all of my health is failing;
Bb7 Am7 Am6
Lord, I'm going down slow,
Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I'm going down slow.
C7 B7
All of my health is failing;
Bb7 Am7 Am6
Lord, I'm going down slow,
Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I'm going down slow.
[Outro]
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
Feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.
Am7 Am6 Bdim Am7 Am6 Bdim
I feel like I'm going, like I'm going down slow.