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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[Ab]
[Fm]
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[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]
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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.
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[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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[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] _ _ _ _
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_ _ 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.
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[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.
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