Chords for Slip Slidin' Away

Tempo:
120.8 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Fm

Eb

Db

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slip Slidin' Away chords
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[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm] Slip sliding [Ab] away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip [Eb] sliding [Ab] away.
I know [Fm] a man, he [Ab] came from my hometown.
[Ebm] He [Db] wore his passion [Eb] for his woman [Db] like a thorny crown.
He [Fm] said, Dolores, [Ab]
[Fm] I live in fear.
My love [Ab] for you [Eb] is so [Db] overpowering I'm afraid [Eb] that I will [Ab] disappear.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
[Ab] You know the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip [Ebm] sliding [Ab] away.
And I know [Fm] a woman became [Ab] a wife.
These are [Db] the very words [Eb] she uses [Db] to describe her life.
[Ab] She said, a good day [Fm] ain't got no rain.
She said, [Ab] a bad day's when [Eb] I lie in bed [Db] and think of [Eb] things that [Ab] might have been.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You know [Ab] the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you slip [Eb] sliding [Ab] away.
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab] And [Fm] I know a [Eb] father who [Ab] had a son.
He [Db] longed to tell [Eb] him all the reasons [Db] for the things he'd done.
He [Ab] came a long way just [Fm] to explain.
He [Ab] kissed his boy as [Eb] he lay sleeping [Db] then he turned [Eb] around and headed [Ab] home again.
He slip sliding, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you [Eb] slip [Ab] sliding away.
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
God [Fm] only knows,
[Bbm] God [Ab] makes his plan.
The [Eb] information's unavailable to [Db] the mortal man.
[Abm] We're [Fm] working our jobs, collect our pay.
[Ab] Believe we're gliding [Eb] down the highway [Db] when in fact [Eb] we're slip [Ab] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Fm] away.
You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you [Ebm] slip [Ab] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip [Fm] sliding away.
You [Ab] know the nearer your [Eb] destination [Db] the more you [Ebm] slip [Db] sliding [Ab] away.
Mmm, [Fm] mmm, mmm.
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[N]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Paul Simon - Slip Slidin Away chords, Practice these chords sequence - Fm, Ab, Fm, Eb, Db, Eb and Ab. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 121. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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

This song was featured on the The Essential album.