Ub40 - Dont Slow Down

’don`t slow down’was a double a side u . k single with
’don`t let it pass you by’ , and they both appear on ub40`s 1981’present arms’album :

F = eadgbe C = eadgbe A# = eadgbe
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intro :
F | F | C | C | F | F | C | C | A# | A# | C | C | A# | A# | C | C |

verse 1 :
F C
you might believe? , and still you feel the chase has just begun ,
F C
that you must reach the horizon before , the setting of the sun ,
A# C
you chase the light in front of you , nightfall is close behind ,
A# C
if you stop to catch a breath , you know what you will find .

chorus 1 :
F C
don`t slow down don`t touch the ground , you know what you will find ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind .

saxophone instrumental :
F | F | C | C | F | F | C | C | A# | A# | C | C | A# | A# | C | C |

verse 2 :
F C
no time to stop don`t go to sleep , prepare to pay the cost ,
F C
the hours and minutes are passing by , another day is lost ,
A# C
impatience is a virtue , catch me if you can ,
A# C
the seconds have been ticking by , since your life began .

chorus 2 :
F C
don`t slow down don`t touch the ground , you know what you will find ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind .

instrumental :
| F | F | C | C | F | F | C | C | A# | A# | C | C | A# | A# | C | C |

chorus 3 :
F C
don`t slow down don`t touch the ground , you know what you will find ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind ,
A# C
that old grey man in tattered clothes following behind .

outro :
| | : F | F | C | C | F | F | C | C | A# | A# | C | C | A# | A# | C | C : | |