Slow Poke Chords
by Pee Wee King
Slow Poke by Pee Wee King is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bdim, Am7, D7, G7, Dm7, Cm7, C, C7, A9, Em7, A7, G9, Cm, Bm7, E9, E7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
#1
G
You keep me waitin' till it's gettin' aggravatin',
Bdim Am7 D7
you're a slow poke.
D7 Am7 D7 Am7
I wait and worry but you never seem to hurry,
D7 G
you're a slow poke.
G7 Dm7 G7 G Cm7 C C7
Time means nothin' to you, I wait, and then,
A9 Em7 A7 D7 Am7 G Am7 D7
Late again...eight o'clock, nine o'clock, quarter to ten.
#2.
G
Why should I linger every time you snap your finger,
Bdim Am7 D7
little slow poke?
D7 Am7 D7 Am7
Why can't you hasten when you see the time's a-wastin'?
D7 G G9
you're a slow poke, dear.
C Cm Cm7
Why should I keep tryin' to change you?
Bm7 E9
It's not the thing to do.
E7 Am E7 Am D7 G
I guess I'll have to learn to be a slow poke, too.
#3.
G
I keep on waitin' till it's gettin' aggravatin',
Bdim Am7 D7
what a slow poke.
D7 Am7 D7 Am7
I wait and worry but there's never any hurry,
D7 G
what a slow poke.
G7 Dm7 G7 G Cm7 C C7
Time means nothin', you see, I wait, and then,
A9 Em7 A7 D7 Am7 G Am7 D7
Late again...eight o'clock, nine o'clock, quarter to ten.
REPEAT#2.
A fifties #1 hit from Kraziekhat.