Let Her Down Slow

Intro Verse Had a girl and I swore to be true Long red curls and eyes of blue But she had a little temper so what did I do Had to let her down slow Chorus Got to let her down slow, my friend Because she's the kind of woman who'll shoot you dead Her heart ain't never gonna listen to her head You gotta let down slow Interlude Verse Met a girl, the small town type And she made me feel wrong, and she made me feel right And I tried to disappear before the morning light She just wouldn't let me go She told me she liked the way that I sang And wanted something more than a one night fling And I tried like hell to make the church bells ring It's time to let her down slow Chorus Interlude - Verse chords Verse So I tried to tell her that I had someone As I laced my boots and prepared to run When from under her vest she pulled a loaded shotgun {And she} was aiming down low Chorus Verse You gotta let her down soft and slow Cause she's a redneck hair-trigger, this I know Her daddy and her brothers are the local po-po You gotta let her down slow You gotta let her down slow Gotta let her down, let her down, let her down slow (Repeat) You gotta let her down slow (Gotta let her down) You gotta let her down slow (Let her down slow) You gotta let her down slow (Gotta tell her no means no) You gotta let her down slow (Naw, don't treat her bad) You gotta let her down slow (Might be the best time she's ever had) You gotta let her down slow (No, don't treat her wrong) You gotta let her down slow (Come on, and you'll be long gone) You gotta let her down slow (Gotta let her down slow) Chorus Gotta let her down slow Gotta let her down slow