The National - Slow Show: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Slow Show" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Slow Show Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The National

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Slow Show" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#m
Standing at the punch table swallowing punch
 A                           E
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
A                        E
a little more stupid, a little more scared
B
every minute more unprepared

I made a mistake in my life today
Everything I love gets lost in the drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
Way out of sync from the beginning

Chorus:
E
I wanna hurry home to you
A                    C#m
put on a slow, dumb show for you
              B
and crack you up
            E                        A
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
                    C#m
god I’m very, very frightening
     B
I’ll overdo it

Looking for somewhere to stand and stay
I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
Can I get a minute of not being nervous
And not thinking of my dick?

My leg is sparkles, my leg is pins
I better get my shit together,
better gather my shit in
You could drive a car through
my head in five minutes
From one side of it to the other

Chorus

G#m                  B
You know I dreamed about you
F#                        E
for twenty-nine years before I saw you
G#m                  B
You know I dreamed about you
F#
I missed you for
E
for twenty-nine years

You know I dreamed about you
For twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for,
for twenty-nine years


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Slow Show" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Slow Show" by The National.

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