Chords for Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away (from The Concert in Hyde Park)

Tempo:
55.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away (from The Concert in Hyde Park) chords
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Slip, sliding away, sliding [Em] away
You know the nearer your [D] destination
[C] The more you'll slip, [G] sliding away
Well I [Em] know a man, [G] he came from a hometown
[G] Wore his [D] passion for [C] his woman like a thorny crown
He said, Dolores, I live [Em] in fear
My love for you is so overpowering
[C] I'm afraid [D] that I will disappear
[G]
Slip, sliding away, sliding [Em] away
The [B] [D] nearer your destination
[C] The more you'll slip, [G] sliding away
And I know a woman [Bm] became [G] a wife
These are the [D] very words she [C] uses to describe her life
[G] She said, a good day, well it ain't got [Em] no rain
She said, hey, bad days, well I [C] lie in bed
And [D] think of things that might [G] have been
Slip, sliding away, sliding [Em] away
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [G] Well I know a father who had [G] a son
[C] He longed [D] to tell him all the [C] reasons for the things he'd done
He'd come a long way [G] just [Em] to explain
He kissed his [D] boy as he lay [C] sleeping and then he turned around
[G] And he headed home again, his slip, sliding away
[Em] [G] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Paul Simon - (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012) Slip Slidin Away chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, D, C, G, Em, D, G, D, Em and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 27 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 56. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ Slip, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sliding away, _ sliding [Em] away
You know the nearer your [D] destination
[C] The more you'll slip, [G] sliding away _
Well I [Em] know a man, _ [G] he came from a hometown
[G] Wore his [D] passion for [C] his woman like a thorny crown _
He said, Dolores, _ I live [Em] in fear _
My love for you is so overpowering
[C] I'm afraid [D] that I will disappear
[G] _
Slip, sliding away, _ sliding [Em] away
The [B] _ [D] nearer your destination
[C] The more you'll slip, [G] sliding away _
And I know a woman [Bm] became [G] a wife _
_ These are the [D] very words she [C] uses to describe her life _
[G] She said, a good day, _ well it ain't got [Em] no rain _
She said, hey, bad days, well I [C] lie in bed
And [D] think of things that might [G] have been
Slip, sliding away, _ sliding [Em] away _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ Well I know a father who had [G] a son
[C] He longed [D] to tell him all the [C] reasons for the things he'd done
He'd come a long way [G] just [Em] to explain _
He kissed his [D] boy as he lay [C] sleeping and then he turned around
[G] And he headed home again, his slip, sliding away
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This song was penned by Paul Simon.

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