A Slow Song

Words & Music:

Joe Jackson

 

C   Am  [main vamp]

 

C  Am     C           Am   C   Am      Gm7

Music has charms they say. But in some people's hands,

Fm7  Dbmaj7  Fm7    Dbmaj7

It becomes a savage beast.

Ab            Bb        Ab             Bb       C  [return to main vamp]

Can't they control it?  Why don't they hold it back?

 

You see, my friend and me don't have an easy day.

And at night we dance not fight.

We need the energy, if not the sympathy.

 

BRIDGE 1:

Eb       Fm7                 Eb         Fm7

But, I'm brutalized by bass.  And terrorized by treble.

I'm open to change my mood but I always get caught in the middle.

 

CHORUS:

Dm7

And I get tired of deejays.  Why is it always what he plays?

I'm gonna push right through, I'm gonna tell him to...

Tell him to play us...

          C    Am     Fm7  A#  A  G

Play us a slow song.  [repeat 4 times. On the fourth do not play the G]

 

It's late, I'm winding down.  Am I the only one

To want a strong and silent sound

To pick me up and undress me lay me down and caress me?

 

I feel your touch my hand, and whisper in my ear.

Ask me how I'm feeling now.

And I want to get near you, but I can't even hear you.

 

BRIDGE 2:

But this is a fine romance if we have to be so demanding.

We need just one more dance to leave here with an understanding.

 

CHORUS: