Slow And Steady Ukulele chords by Sleeping At Last

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb

Intro:


Cm Gm
Cm F  x2

Verse:

Cm        Gm
You carved our initials
Cm        F
Into these family trees
Cm            Gm
But when the branches are bare and broken
Cm        F
Love is so hard to reach

Interlude:

Eb Cm Eb Cm


Bridge:

 Cm       Bb Dm    Bb   Dm
We've learned to brace for the worst
  Gm Dm Eb
And to
 Bb     Dm Bb    Dm
To read the last pages first
     F
Surrender feels safe

Chorus:

Eb                     Gm
Maybe the soul is the soil that holds the fallen seed
Eb
Or the light pouring down in between the rain clouds
    Bb    F
Daring life to reach
Eb               F
Or maybe it's the rings in the trunk of the tree
  Gm        Dm
A birthmark time will leave
Eb       F
 To measure the past


Interlude:

Eb Cm Eb Cm


Bridge:

 Gm           F
But we can't dream when we're wide awake
Gm           Dm         Gm   Dm Gm Cm
Or fall in love with a heart too strong to break
     Bb Dm    Bb  Dm
Faith is expensive to taste
  Gm F Cm
And time
    Bb Dm     Bb  Dm
Time is borrowed loose change
    Bb   F
That's already been spent


Chorus:

Eb          Gm
Maybe the soul is the tone of voice
Eb           F     Gm   Dm
That unearthed the words that we needed
Eb                      Gm     Dm
Maybe the soul is a suitcase that holds the backup plan
Eb              F
A collection of keys and the patience we need
   Bb  F
To start again
Eb               F
Maybe it's the thresholds that swallow us whole
  Gm       Dm
As we learn to let go
Eb        F      Bb
In spite of the dirt on our clothes