'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:
FEADGBE CEADGBE BbEADGBE
133211 x35553 x13331
Intro:
F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |
Verse 1:
You[F] might believe?,And still you feel the [C]chase has just begun,
That[F] you must reach the horizon before,The [C]setting of the sun,
You [Bb]chase the light in front of you,Night[C]fall is close behind,
[Bb]If you stop to catch a breath,You know [C]what you will find.
Chorus 1:
[F]Don`t slow down don`t touch the ground,You [C]know what you will find,
That old[Bb] grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That old[Bb] grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind.
Saxophone Instrumental:
F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |
Verse 2:
[F]No time to stop don`t go to sleep,Prepare[C] to pay the cost,
The[F] hours and minutes are passing by,[C]Another day is lost,
Imp[Bb]atience is a virtue,[C]Catch me if you can,
The s[Bb]econds have been ticking by,Sin[C]ce your life began.
Chorus 2:
[F]Don`t slow down don`t touch the ground,You [C]know what you will find,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind.
Instrumental:
|F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |
Chorus 3:
[F]Don`t slow down don`t touch the ground,You [C]know what you will find,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind.
Outro:
||:F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C :||
'Don`t Let It Pass You By',And they both appear on UB40`s 1981'Present Arms'album:
FEADGBE CEADGBE BbEADGBE
133211 x35553 x13331
Intro:
F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |
Verse 1:
You[F] might believe?,And still you feel the [C]chase has just begun,
That[F] you must reach the horizon before,The [C]setting of the sun,
You [Bb]chase the light in front of you,Night[C]fall is close behind,
[Bb]If you stop to catch a breath,You know [C]what you will find.
Chorus 1:
[F]Don`t slow down don`t touch the ground,You [C]know what you will find,
That old[Bb] grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That old[Bb] grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind.
Saxophone Instrumental:
F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |
Verse 2:
[F]No time to stop don`t go to sleep,Prepare[C] to pay the cost,
The[F] hours and minutes are passing by,[C]Another day is lost,
Imp[Bb]atience is a virtue,[C]Catch me if you can,
The s[Bb]econds have been ticking by,Sin[C]ce your life began.
Chorus 2:
[F]Don`t slow down don`t touch the ground,You [C]know what you will find,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind.
Instrumental:
|F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |
Chorus 3:
[F]Don`t slow down don`t touch the ground,You [C]know what you will find,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind,
That[Bb] old grey man in tattered clothes [C]following behind.
Outro:
||:F |F |C |C |F |F |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C |Bb |Bb |C |C :||
