Capo
2
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Chorus:
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G D Bm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G D Bm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
Verse:
Em Bm
We were born homesick, the plot was understood
Em G
We put away all the worry we could keep
Em Bm
Maybe I’m too burdened to tremble like I should
Em A
Maybe you’re too sick to go too deep
Chorus:
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G D Bm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G D Bm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
Verse:
Em Bm
Dissatisfaction, the tired familiar taste
Em G
Coughing up bad blood in every rhyme
Em Bm
Come on young savior, don’t let your fever go to waste
Em A
You got neon arms for new age crimes
Chorus:
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G D Bm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G D Bm
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:
Em
Your heart’s on the table
Em
You do what you’re able
Em A
Don’t you suffer no pain over me
Chorus:
G Strum down and let it ring: G
Slow down easy, I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G D Bm
And don’t you know, honey it’s time
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G D Bm
Take my hand, won’t you be mine
Repeat:
G D Bm D G
... I’ve been hauling a heavy soul
G D Bm
...
G D Bm D G
Slow down easy, so much trouble got a heavy toll
G D Bm
Outro - strum once each:
G
D
Bm
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025