Tom: Am
D E F#m7 E D E
[Verse 1]
A/C# E
16 hour workday just to provide
F#m7 E A/C#
Everything for his little tyke
D E E/G#
No time to sing a lullaby
F#m7 A/C# E/G#
Or give him a piggyback ride
D E
TV babysitter, toys are a bribe
F#m7
As he speeds out the doorway
A/C#
And the car leaves the driveway
G Gadd9
The boy runs after his father
Bm A/C#
But his steps are too small
Gadd9
He stretches out his hands to reach him
Bm Esus4 E
As he tumbles and falls
[Chorus]
F G
Slow down,
Am G/B C
I can't keep up with you
F G
You're getting a little too quick
Am G/B C
For me to follow
F G Am G/D Dm7
Slow down, you're getting away from me
Dm7 G G/B F G F G F
And I don't know how to slow you down
[Verse 2]
A/C# E E/G#
60 years together weathering the times
F#m7 E A/C# E/G#
The good, the bad, the sweetest sighs
D E E/G#
Watching children of their children smile
F#m7 A/C# E/G#
As they did when they walked down the aisle
D E E/G#
Walking canes and wheelchairs slowly wind
F#m7 A/C#
Twirling the years, curling their faces
G Gadd9
But now he's stumbling faster
Bm A
Towards that finish line
G Gadd9
She stretches out her hands to hold him
Bm Esus4 E
As he closes his eyes
[Chorus 2]
F G
Slow down,
Am G/B C
I can't keep up with you
F G
You're getting a little too quick
Am G/B C
For me to follow
F G Am G/D Dm7
Slow down, you're getting away from me
Dm7 G G/B F G
And I don't know how to slow you down
Am G F G Am G/B C F G
And I don't know how to slow you down
Am G F G
And I don't know how to slow you down
[Last Chorus]
F G
Slow down,
Am G/B C
I can't keep up with you
F G
You're getting a little too quick
Am G/B C
For me to follow
F G Am G/D Dm7
Slow down, you're getting away from me
Dm7 G G/B F G F G F
And I don't know how to slow you down
