Chords for Slip Slidin Away by Paul Simon Bass Cover
Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Fm
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ooooooo
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab]
[F]
Slip [Ab] sliding away
Slip [Fm] sliding away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
I [Fm] know a man
He [Ab] came from my hometown
[Ebm] He wore [Db] his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
He [Ab] said, Dolores, I [Fm] live in fear
My [Ab] love for you is so overpowering [Db] I'm afraid that [Eb] I will [Ab] disappear
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip sliding [Ab]
away
And [Fm] I know a woman
[Ab] Became a wife
These [Db] are the very [Eb] words she uses [Db] to describe her [Db] life
She said, [Ab] a good day ain't got [Fm] no rain
She [Ab] said, a bad day's [Eb] when I lie in [Db] bed and think of things that [Ab] might have been
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
[Gb]
[Db] [Ab]
And I [Fm] know a father
Who had a son
He [Db] longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He [Ab] came a long way
Just [Fm] to explain
He [Ab] kissed his boy as he lay sleeping [Db] then he turned around and headed [Ab] home again
He slipped sliding
Slip sliding [Fm]
away
Slip sliding away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding [Gb] away
[Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
God only knows
[F] God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man
[Fm] We're working our jobs
Collect our pay
Believe [Ab] we're gliding down the highway [Db] when in fact we're slip [Ab] sliding away
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
Slip sliding away
[Ab]
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
[Fm]
[Ab]
[F]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[F]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab]
[F]
Slip [Ab] sliding away
Slip [Fm] sliding away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
I [Fm] know a man
He [Ab] came from my hometown
[Ebm] He wore [Db] his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
He [Ab] said, Dolores, I [Fm] live in fear
My [Ab] love for you is so overpowering [Db] I'm afraid that [Eb] I will [Ab] disappear
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip sliding [Ab]
away
And [Fm] I know a woman
[Ab] Became a wife
These [Db] are the very [Eb] words she uses [Db] to describe her [Db] life
She said, [Ab] a good day ain't got [Fm] no rain
She [Ab] said, a bad day's [Eb] when I lie in [Db] bed and think of things that [Ab] might have been
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
[Gb]
[Db] [Ab]
And I [Fm] know a father
Who had a son
He [Db] longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He [Ab] came a long way
Just [Fm] to explain
He [Ab] kissed his boy as he lay sleeping [Db] then he turned around and headed [Ab] home again
He slipped sliding
Slip sliding [Fm]
away
Slip sliding away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding [Gb] away
[Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
God only knows
[F] God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man
[Fm] We're working our jobs
Collect our pay
Believe [Ab] we're gliding down the highway [Db] when in fact we're slip [Ab] sliding away
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
Slip sliding away
[Ab]
Slip sliding [Fm] away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
[Fm]
[Ab]
[F]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[F]
Key:
Ab
Db
Fm
F
Eb
Ab
Db
Fm
_ _ _ _ Ooooooo _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Slip [Ab] sliding away _ _
Slip [Fm] sliding away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away _ _ _
I [Fm] know a man
_ He _ _ [Ab] came from my hometown _ _ _
_ [Ebm] He wore [Db] his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
_ _ He [Ab] said, Dolores, _ _ _ I [Fm] live in fear
_ My [Ab] love for you is so overpowering [Db] I'm afraid that [Eb] I will [Ab] disappear
_ _ _ Slip sliding away
_ _ _ Slip sliding [Fm] away
_ _ You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip sliding [Ab] _
away
_ _ And [Fm] I know a woman
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Became a wife
_ _ _ These [Db] are the very [Eb] words she uses [Db] to describe her [Db] life
She said, [Ab] a good _ day _ _ ain't got [Fm] no rain
She _ _ _ [Ab] said, a bad day's [Eb] when I lie in [Db] bed and think of things that [Ab] might have been _ _ _
Slip sliding away _ _ _
Slip sliding [Fm] _ away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
_ [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
And I [Fm] know a father
Who had a son
He [Db] longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He _ [Ab] came a long way
_ _ Just [Fm] to explain
_ _ _ He [Ab] kissed his boy as he lay sleeping [Db] then he turned around and headed [Ab] home again
_ He slipped sliding _
_ _ _ Slip sliding [Fm] _
away
_ _ _ Slip sliding away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding _ _ [Gb] away
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ God only knows
[F] _ _ _ God makes his plan
The _ _ _ _ information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man _ _
_ [Fm] We're working our jobs _ _
Collect our pay _ _
Believe [Ab] we're gliding down the highway [Db] when in fact we're slip [Ab] sliding away _ _
Slip sliding away _ _ _
Slip sliding [Fm] _ away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away _ _
Slip sliding away
_ [Ab] _
Slip sliding [Fm] _ away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding _ away _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Slip [Ab] sliding away _ _
Slip [Fm] sliding away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away _ _ _
I [Fm] know a man
_ He _ _ [Ab] came from my hometown _ _ _
_ [Ebm] He wore [Db] his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
_ _ He [Ab] said, Dolores, _ _ _ I [Fm] live in fear
_ My [Ab] love for you is so overpowering [Db] I'm afraid that [Eb] I will [Ab] disappear
_ _ _ Slip sliding away
_ _ _ Slip sliding [Fm] away
_ _ You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip sliding [Ab] _
away
_ _ And [Fm] I know a woman
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Became a wife
_ _ _ These [Db] are the very [Eb] words she uses [Db] to describe her [Db] life
She said, [Ab] a good _ day _ _ ain't got [Fm] no rain
She _ _ _ [Ab] said, a bad day's [Eb] when I lie in [Db] bed and think of things that [Ab] might have been _ _ _
Slip sliding away _ _ _
Slip sliding [Fm] _ away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away
_ [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
And I [Fm] know a father
Who had a son
He [Db] longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He _ [Ab] came a long way
_ _ Just [Fm] to explain
_ _ _ He [Ab] kissed his boy as he lay sleeping [Db] then he turned around and headed [Ab] home again
_ He slipped sliding _
_ _ _ Slip sliding [Fm] _
away
_ _ _ Slip sliding away
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding _ _ [Gb] away
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ God only knows
[F] _ _ _ God makes his plan
The _ _ _ _ information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man _ _
_ [Fm] We're working our jobs _ _
Collect our pay _ _
Believe [Ab] we're gliding down the highway [Db] when in fact we're slip [Ab] sliding away _ _
Slip sliding away _ _ _
Slip sliding [Fm] _ away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding away _ _
Slip sliding away
_ [Ab] _
Slip sliding [Fm] _ away _ _ _
You [Ab] know the nearer your destination [Db] the more you slip [Ab] sliding _ away _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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