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A LONG SLOW SLIDE

WORDS & MUSIC : JEWEL                   TRANSCRIBED BY OLA SVÄRDH



CHORDS:
    D    D/B   D/G   D/A
 d|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
 A|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
F#|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
 D|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
 A|-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-|
 D|-0-| |---| |-5-| |---|

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INTRO:

|D/B  |D/B  |D  |D  |

    D/B                       D
THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT IN THE CIRCUS
    D/B                                            D
THE GEEKS AND THE FREAKS ALL LIGHT CIGARETTES AND LAUGH AT YOUR MISERY
          D/B                       D
WHILE THE WEIGHT OF THE CURTAIN CLOSING CRUSHES YOUR HEART
      D/B                                   D
THE INERTIA OF LONELINESS TEARS YOUR FLESH APART

CHORUS:

       D/G
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE
       D/B
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE
       D/A           D
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE DOWN

*=harm     
 d|-----*0-------*0--|-----*0-------*0--|-----*0-------*0--|
 A|-------*0-------*0|-------*0-------*0|-------*0-------*0|
F#|---*0-------*0----|---*0-------*0----|---*0-------*0----|
 D|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
 A|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
 D|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|

         D/B                                   D
ONCE THE NEON IS GONE THEREīS STILL THAT GOLDEN SPLINTER AT YOUR SIDE
   D/B                                                 D
AS MANNERS ARE CHARMING BUT WHO ARE YOU FOOLING YOUīRE STILL NOBODYīS BRIDE
      D/B                        D
AND BUKOWSKYīS WIDOW HAUNTS EACH EMPTY SEAT ON THE FERRIS WHEEL
   D/B                                     D
AS GHOULISH LOVERS COLLIDE IN A COLLAGE OF KISSES THAT THEY STEAL

CHORUS:

       D/G
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE
       D/B
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE
       D/A           D
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE DOWN

*=harm     
 d|-----*0-------*0--|-----*0-------*0--|
 A|-------*0-------*0|-------*0-------*0|
F#|---*0-------*0----|---*0-------*0----|
 D|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
 A|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
 D|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|


(open D-tuning)

    D       Dsus2/C#  D/B      D/B
 D|-4---4--|-2---2--|-0---0--|-0---0--|
 A|---0----|---0----|---0----|---0----|
F#|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 A|-5------|-4------|-2------|-2------|
 D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

(or if youīre using the normal tuning)

   D       Dsus2/C#  D/B      D/B
e|-2---2--|-0---0--|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|-3---3--|-3---3--|
G|---2----|---2----|---2----|---2----|
D|-0------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|-4------|-2------|-2------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|


D/B                                               D
OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW THE CIRCUS LURCHES AND CACKLES WITH RINGS OF SMOKE
                D/B                                            D
YOU LAUGH HALF HEARTEDLY AT THE PUNCHLINE NOT REALIZING THEYīVE MADE YOU 
THE JOKE
      D/B                             D
AND INSIDE YOUR HEART A WAR IS RAGIN REGIONS STILL UNTAMED
          D/B                                        D
THE WORST FEAR I CAN IMAGINE IS FOR THE MYSTERY TO REMAIN 
IS FOR THE MYSTERY TO REMAIN

CHORUS:

       D/G
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE
       D/B
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE
       D/A             D
ITīS A LONG SLOW SLIDE DOWN

*=harm     
 d|-----*0---*0---*0--|-----*0--------*0--|-------|
 A|-------*0-*0-----*0|-------*0--------*0|-------|
F#|---*0-----*0-*0----|---*0--------*0----|-------|
 D|-0--------*0-------|-0---------0-------|-------|
 A|-0--------*0-------|-0---------0-------|-------|
 D|-0-----------------|-0---------0-------|-0-----|