Chords for Paul Simon - Slip slidin' away

Tempo:
120.5 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Fm

Eb

Db

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - Slip slidin' away chords
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[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm] Slip [Ab] sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] [Db] destination, the more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away.
I [Fm] know a man, he [Ab] came from my hometown.
He [Db] wore his [Eb] passion for his woman [Db] like a thorny crown.
He [Ab] said, Dolores, I [Fm] live in fear.
My [Ab] love for you is [Eb] so overpowering, [Db] I'm afraid [Eb] that I will [Ab] disappear.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination, [Db] the more you slip [Ebm] sliding [Ab] away.
And I [Bbm] know [Fm] a woman, became [Ab] a wife.
These [Db] are the very [Eb] words she uses [Db] to describe her life.
She said, [Ab] a good day [Fm] ain't got no rain.
She [Ab] said, all bad days [Eb] went to lie in [Db] bed and think of [Eb] things that [Ab] might have been.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination, [Db] the more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away.
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab] And [Fm] I know a [Eb] father who [Ab] had a son.
He longed to [Bbm] tell him all [Eb] the [Db] reasons for the things he'd done.
He [Ab] came a long way just [Fm] to explain.
He kissed his boy [Eb] as he lay [Db] sleeping, then he turned [Eb] around and headed [Ab] home again.
[Db]
[Ab] He slip sliding, slip [Fm] sliding away.
[Ab] You know the nearer your [Eb] destination, the [Db] more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away.
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab] [Fm]
God only knows, God makes his [Ab] plan.
The [Eb] information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man.
[Abm]
[Fm] We're working our jobs, collect our pay.
[Ab] Believe we're [Eb] gliding down the highway [Db] when in fact [Eb] we're slip [Ab] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip [Fm] sliding away.
[Ab] You know the nearer your [Eb] destination, the [Db] more you [Ebm] slip [Ab] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination, the [Db] more you slip sliding [Ab] away.
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Paul Simon - Slip Slidin Away chords, practice playing Db, Ab, Eb, Db, Ab, Fm and Ab in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 120 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ Slip [Ab] sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Fm] _ away.
_ _ _ You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] [Db] destination, the more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away.
_ _ _ I [Fm] know a man, _ _ _ _ he [Ab] came from my hometown.
_ _ _ He [Db] wore his [Eb] passion for his woman [Db] like a thorny crown.
_ _ He [Ab] said, Dolores, _ _ _ I [Fm] live in fear.
_ _ My [Ab] love for you is [Eb] so overpowering, [Db] I'm afraid [Eb] that I will [Ab] disappear. _ _
_ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Fm] _ away. _
_ _ You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination, [Db] the more you slip [Ebm] sliding [Ab] away. _ _
_ And I [Bbm] know [Fm] a woman, _ _ _ _ became [Ab] a wife. _
_ _ These [Db] are the very [Eb] words she uses [Db] to describe her life.
_ _ She said, [Ab] a good _ _ _ day [Fm] ain't got no rain.
_ _ _ She [Ab] said, all bad days [Eb] went to lie in [Db] bed and think of [Eb] things that [Ab] might have been.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip sliding [Fm] _ away.
_ _ _ You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination, [Db] the more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away.
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ And [Fm] I know a _ [Eb] father who [Ab] had a son.
He longed to [Bbm] tell him all [Eb] the [Db] reasons for the things he'd done.
_ _ He [Ab] came a long way _ _ _ just [Fm] to explain. _
He _ _ kissed his boy [Eb] as he lay [Db] sleeping, then he turned [Eb] around and headed [Ab] home again.
[Db] _
[Ab] He slip sliding, _ _ _ _ slip [Fm] sliding away. _
_ _ _ [Ab] You know the nearer your [Eb] destination, the [Db] more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away. _
[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ God only knows, _ _ _ God makes his [Ab] plan. _
_ _ _ The [Eb] information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man.
_ _ [Abm] _
[Fm] We're working our _ jobs, _ _ collect our pay. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Believe we're [Eb] gliding down the highway [Db] when in fact [Eb] we're slip [Ab] sliding away.
_ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Fm] sliding away. _ _ _ _
[Ab] You know the nearer your [Eb] destination, the [Db] more you [Ebm] slip [Ab] sliding away.
_ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Fm] away.
_ _ _ _ You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination, the [Db] more you slip sliding [Ab] away. _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Paul Simon.

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