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