Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E A
Verse 1:
E A
She moves like lightning
E A E A E A
Is as contagious as the sun
E A
Her moods are frightening
E A E A E A
And I’m pretty sure that soon we’ll be done
E A B A E A E A
I try to pin her down, but she’s always on the run
Pre-chorus:
F# F#m B A
I wanna catch her, but I can’t slow her down
Chorus:
E A
E A
E A
E A
Verse 2:
E A
She slips through my fingers
E A E A E A
Like a symptom of the wind
E A E A E A E A
And though I keep on knocking, she never lets me in
E A E A
But I don’t mind so much
E A E A E A
As long as I can hear her sing
Pre-chorus:
F#m B A
I wanna catch her, but I can’t slow her down
Chorus:
E A
E A
Bridge:
F# A
No, I cannot tempt her
F# A B
No, I cannot slow her down at all
Chorus:
E A
E A
E A
E A
Instrumental:
E A
E A
E A
B A B
E A x6
F#m E A
Verse 3:
E A E A E A E A
I try to abide by her, but she never remains the same
E A E A E A E A
She stays as still as the winter’s eye beneath the temper of a flame
E A E A E A E A
And I’ve paid, or at least I’ve tried, to find affections in her pains.
Pre-chorus:
F#m B A
I wanna catch her, but I-I-I can’t slo-o-ow her down
Outro:
E A x12
E (ends on E)
