Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
Verse:
E minorEm B minorBm
We were born homesick, the plot was understood
E minorEm G+G
We put away all the worry we could keep
E minorEm B minorBm
Maybe I’m too burdened to tremble like I should
E minorEm A augmentedA
Maybe you’re too sick to go too deep
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
Verse:
E minorEm B minorBm
Dissatisfaction, the tired familiar taste
E minorEm G+G
Coughing up bad blood in every rhyme
E minorEm B minorBm
Come on young savior, don’t let your fever go to waste
E minorEm A augmentedA
You got neon arms for new age crimes
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
[Solo: repeat the chords from the chorus, there's some fingerpicking going on, best to listen to it yourself
as John Moreland likes to improvise as well during live sessions.]
Verse:
E minorEm
Your heart’s on the table
E minorEm
You do what you’re able
E minorEm A augmentedA
Don’t you suffer no pain over me
Chorus:
G+G Strum down and let it ring: G+G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
Repeat:
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
... I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
...
G+G D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
Outro - strum once each:
G+G
D MajorD
B minorBm