Chords for Rod Riguez - "I'll Slip Away" (1967) (Sixto Rodriguez)
Tempo:
105.6 bpm
Chords used:
Am
D
G
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Am] [D]
[A] [Am] [D]
And [A] I forget [Am] about the girl [D] that said hello [Am] Then I'll tell who I was [D] way to go
And [Am] I forget about your lies [D] and deceit And [Am] your attempts to be [D] so discreet
[Am] Maybe today, yeah, that's [G] possible way
And if [Am] you keep your symbols [D] of success Then [Am] I'll pursue my own [D] happiness
And [Am] if you keep your plots [D] and your things [Am] Then a young man don't know much [D] that it means
[Am] Maybe today, yeah, [G] that's possible [Am] way
[Bm] [D] [G] [Am]
[D] [G] Cause you've been [Am] down on me [G] for too [D] long [G] And for too [Am] long that must get you [Bm] on
[D] [G] Now I'm [Am] tired of lying [Bm] and I'm [D] sick of trying [G] Cause I'm [Am] losing what I [G] really care
[D] And [G] I'm not choosing [Am] to be [G] like them And [Am] if you get bored or got [D] loneliness
Or [Am] it's dislike you need [D] to express I [Am] won't care if you're right [D] or you're wrong
I [Am] won't care cause you see I [D] could go
Maybe [Am] today, yeah, that's [G] possible way
[Am] [D] Maybe [G] today, [Am] [D] yeah, that's [G] possible [Am] [D] way Maybe [G] today
[Am] [D]
[A] [Am] [D]
And [A] I forget [Am] about the girl [D] that said hello [Am] Then I'll tell who I was [D] way to go
And [Am] I forget about your lies [D] and deceit And [Am] your attempts to be [D] so discreet
[Am] Maybe today, yeah, that's [G] possible way
And if [Am] you keep your symbols [D] of success Then [Am] I'll pursue my own [D] happiness
And [Am] if you keep your plots [D] and your things [Am] Then a young man don't know much [D] that it means
[Am] Maybe today, yeah, [G] that's possible [Am] way
[Bm] [D] [G] [Am]
[D] [G] Cause you've been [Am] down on me [G] for too [D] long [G] And for too [Am] long that must get you [Bm] on
[D] [G] Now I'm [Am] tired of lying [Bm] and I'm [D] sick of trying [G] Cause I'm [Am] losing what I [G] really care
[D] And [G] I'm not choosing [Am] to be [G] like them And [Am] if you get bored or got [D] loneliness
Or [Am] it's dislike you need [D] to express I [Am] won't care if you're right [D] or you're wrong
I [Am] won't care cause you see I [D] could go
Maybe [Am] today, yeah, that's [G] possible way
[Am] [D] Maybe [G] today, [Am] [D] yeah, that's [G] possible [Am] [D] way Maybe [G] today
[Am] [D]
Key:
Am
D
G
A
Bm
Am
D
G
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
And [A] I forget [Am] about the girl [D] that said hello [Am] Then I'll tell who I was [D] way to go
And [Am] I forget about your lies [D] and deceit And [Am] your attempts to be [D] so discreet
_ _ _ [Am] Maybe today, _ yeah, _ that's [G] possible way
And _ _ if [Am] you keep your symbols [D] of success Then [Am] I'll pursue my own [D] happiness
And [Am] if you keep your plots [D] and your things _ [Am] Then a young man don't know much [D] that it means
_ _ [Am] _ Maybe today, _ yeah, _ [G] that's possible [Am] way _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Cause you've been [Am] down on me [G] for too [D] long [G] And for too [Am] long that must get you [Bm] on
[D] _ [G] Now I'm [Am] tired of lying [Bm] and I'm [D] sick of trying [G] Cause I'm [Am] losing what I [G] really care
[D] And [G] I'm not choosing [Am] to be [G] like them _ _ _ And [Am] if you get bored or got [D] loneliness
_ Or [Am] it's dislike you need [D] to express I [Am] won't care if you're right [D] or you're wrong
I [Am] won't care cause you see I [D] could go
Maybe [Am] today, _ _ yeah, that's [G] possible way
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ Maybe [G] today, [Am] _ _ [D] yeah, that's [G] possible _ [Am] _ [D] way _ Maybe [G] today
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
And [A] I forget [Am] about the girl [D] that said hello [Am] Then I'll tell who I was [D] way to go
And [Am] I forget about your lies [D] and deceit And [Am] your attempts to be [D] so discreet
_ _ _ [Am] Maybe today, _ yeah, _ that's [G] possible way
And _ _ if [Am] you keep your symbols [D] of success Then [Am] I'll pursue my own [D] happiness
And [Am] if you keep your plots [D] and your things _ [Am] Then a young man don't know much [D] that it means
_ _ [Am] _ Maybe today, _ yeah, _ [G] that's possible [Am] way _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Cause you've been [Am] down on me [G] for too [D] long [G] And for too [Am] long that must get you [Bm] on
[D] _ [G] Now I'm [Am] tired of lying [Bm] and I'm [D] sick of trying [G] Cause I'm [Am] losing what I [G] really care
[D] And [G] I'm not choosing [Am] to be [G] like them _ _ _ And [Am] if you get bored or got [D] loneliness
_ Or [Am] it's dislike you need [D] to express I [Am] won't care if you're right [D] or you're wrong
I [Am] won't care cause you see I [D] could go
Maybe [Am] today, _ _ yeah, that's [G] possible way
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ Maybe [G] today, [Am] _ _ [D] yeah, that's [G] possible _ [Am] _ [D] way _ Maybe [G] today
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _