Chords for Simon & Garfunkel - Slip Slidin' Away (from The Concert in Central Park)
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
Oh and I [Em] know a man, he [G] came from my hometown.
He [C] wore his [D] passion for his woman [C] like a thorny crown.
He [G] said Dolores, I live [Em] in fear.
My [G] love for you is [D] overpowering, [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will [G] disappear.
Slip sliding away, slip [Em] sliding away.
You know [G] the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away.
I know [Em] a woman, [G] became a wife.
These [C] are the very [D] words she uses [C] to describe her life.
She [G] said a good day ain't [Em] got no rain.
She [G] said a bad day [D] is when I lie and look [C] at an album of [D] things I [G] might have read.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em]
away.
You [G] know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
I know [C] a [D] father who had [G] a son.
He [C] loved to tell [D] him all the [C] reasons for the things he'd done.
He [G] came a long way, [D] just [Em] to explain.
He [G] kissed his boy [D] as he lay sleeping, [C] then he turned [D] around and he headed [G] home again.
Slip sliding away, slip [Bm] [Em] sliding away.
You know [G] the nearer your [D] [C] destination, the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away.
Oh, God [Em] only knows, God [G] makes his plan.
[C] The [D] information's unavailable [C] to the mortal man.
[G] We're working our jobs, collect [Em] our pay.
Daily [G] we're gliding [D] down the highway [C] when in fact we're [D] slip [G] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip [Em] sliding away.
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more [D] you slip [G] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] [C] sliding away.
[G]
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
Oh and I [Em] know a man, he [G] came from my hometown.
He [C] wore his [D] passion for his woman [C] like a thorny crown.
He [G] said Dolores, I live [Em] in fear.
My [G] love for you is [D] overpowering, [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will [G] disappear.
Slip sliding away, slip [Em] sliding away.
You know [G] the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away.
I know [Em] a woman, [G] became a wife.
These [C] are the very [D] words she uses [C] to describe her life.
She [G] said a good day ain't [Em] got no rain.
She [G] said a bad day [D] is when I lie and look [C] at an album of [D] things I [G] might have read.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em]
away.
You [G] know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
I know [C] a [D] father who had [G] a son.
He [C] loved to tell [D] him all the [C] reasons for the things he'd done.
He [G] came a long way, [D] just [Em] to explain.
He [G] kissed his boy [D] as he lay sleeping, [C] then he turned [D] around and he headed [G] home again.
Slip sliding away, slip [Bm] [Em] sliding away.
You know [G] the nearer your [D] [C] destination, the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away.
Oh, God [Em] only knows, God [G] makes his plan.
[C] The [D] information's unavailable [C] to the mortal man.
[G] We're working our jobs, collect [Em] our pay.
Daily [G] we're gliding [D] down the highway [C] when in fact we're [D] slip [G] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip [Em] sliding away.
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more [D] you slip [G] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] [C] sliding away.
[G]
Key:
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Em
F
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Em] away.
_ _ _ _ [G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
_ _ _ Oh and I [Em] know a man, _ _ _ _ he [G] came from my hometown.
_ _ _ He [C] wore his [D] passion for his woman [C] like a thorny crown. _ _
_ He [G] said Dolores, _ _ _ _ I live [Em] in fear. _ _ _
_ My [G] love for you is [D] overpowering, [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will [G] disappear. _ _ _
Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Em] sliding away. _ _ _
_ You know [G] the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away. _ _ _
_ I know [Em] a woman, _ _ _ _ _ [G] became a wife. _ _ _
_ These [C] are the very [D] words she uses [C] to describe her life.
_ _ She [G] said a good _ day _ ain't [Em] got no rain.
_ _ _ She [G] said a bad day [D] is when I lie and look [C] at an album of [D] things I [G] might have read.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip sliding [Em] _
away.
_ _ _ You [G] know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ I know [C] a [D] father who had [G] a son.
He [C] loved to tell [D] him all the [C] reasons for the things he'd done. _ _
_ He [G] came a long way, _ _ _ [D] just [Em] to explain. _ _ _
_ He [G] kissed his boy [D] as he lay sleeping, [C] then he turned [D] around and he headed [G] home again. _ _ _
Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Bm] [Em] sliding away. _ _
_ _ You know [G] the nearer your [D] [C] destination, the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away. _ _
_ Oh, God [Em] only knows, _ _ _ _ God [G] makes his plan. _ _
_ _ _ [C] The [D] information's unavailable [C] to the mortal man. _ _ _ _
[G] We're working our jobs, _ _ _ collect [Em] our pay. _ _ _ _
Daily [G] we're gliding [D] down the highway [C] when in fact we're [D] slip [G] sliding away.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip [Em] sliding away. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more [D] you slip [G] sliding away.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip sliding [Em] away. _ _ _ _
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] _ [C] sliding away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Em] away.
_ _ _ _ [G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
_ _ _ Oh and I [Em] know a man, _ _ _ _ he [G] came from my hometown.
_ _ _ He [C] wore his [D] passion for his woman [C] like a thorny crown. _ _
_ He [G] said Dolores, _ _ _ _ I live [Em] in fear. _ _ _
_ My [G] love for you is [D] overpowering, [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will [G] disappear. _ _ _
Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Em] sliding away. _ _ _
_ You know [G] the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away. _ _ _
_ I know [Em] a woman, _ _ _ _ _ [G] became a wife. _ _ _
_ These [C] are the very [D] words she uses [C] to describe her life.
_ _ She [G] said a good _ day _ ain't [Em] got no rain.
_ _ _ She [G] said a bad day [D] is when I lie and look [C] at an album of [D] things I [G] might have read.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip sliding [Em] _
away.
_ _ _ You [G] know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you [D] slip [G] sliding away.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ I know [C] a [D] father who had [G] a son.
He [C] loved to tell [D] him all the [C] reasons for the things he'd done. _ _
_ He [G] came a long way, _ _ _ [D] just [Em] to explain. _ _ _
_ He [G] kissed his boy [D] as he lay sleeping, [C] then he turned [D] around and he headed [G] home again. _ _ _
Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Bm] [Em] sliding away. _ _
_ _ You know [G] the nearer your [D] [C] destination, the more you slip [D] [G] sliding away. _ _
_ Oh, God [Em] only knows, _ _ _ _ God [G] makes his plan. _ _
_ _ _ [C] The [D] information's unavailable [C] to the mortal man. _ _ _ _
[G] We're working our jobs, _ _ _ collect [Em] our pay. _ _ _ _
Daily [G] we're gliding [D] down the highway [C] when in fact we're [D] slip [G] sliding away.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip [Em] sliding away. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more [D] you slip [G] sliding away.
_ _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip sliding [Em] away. _ _ _ _
[G] You know the nearer your [D] destination, [C] the more you slip [D] _ [C] sliding away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _