Chords for Slippin' Away - Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson (1984)
Tempo:
86.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Am
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [G]
[E]
[Gm] And [G]
[E]
[Bm] now [F#] you seem so far [D] away, [D#m] but only [Em] yesterday I thought [D] that we were getting closer.
[Bm] It's [C#m] like I'm hanging on [D] a line, hoping you'll [Em] take time enough to notice [D] that we both could understand.
[E] Do you want to live [D] alone, [C#m] looking past the places where [D#m] a seed [Em] of love could grow [F#m] and
[F#m] [F] But you just keep [Am] slipping away, [A] why you [Fm] wanna keep on slipping [Am] away?
[E]
[Gm] And [G]
[E]
[Bm] now [F#] you seem so far [D] away, [D#m] but only [Em] yesterday I thought [D] that we were getting closer.
[Bm] It's [C#m] like I'm hanging on [D] a line, hoping you'll [Em] take time enough to notice [D] that we both could understand.
[E] Do you want to live [D] alone, [C#m] looking past the places where [D#m] a seed [Em] of love could grow [F#m] and
[F#m] [F] But you just keep [Am] slipping away, [A] why you [Fm] wanna keep on slipping [Am] away?
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ And _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] now [F#] you seem so far [D] away, [D#m] but only [Em] yesterday I thought [D] that we were getting closer. _ _ _
[Bm] It's [C#m] like I'm hanging on [D] a line, _ hoping you'll [Em] take time enough to notice [D] that we both could understand.
[E] Do you want to live [D] alone, _ [C#m] looking past the places where [D#m] a seed [Em] of love could grow [F#m] and
the future [G] could be lasting love?
[F#m] _ [F] But you just keep [Am] slipping away, _ _ [A] why you [Fm] wanna keep on slipping [Am] away? _
[D#] _ _ [D] Somehow in your [C] heart, _ you're asleep [F#m] and I woke [G] _ [G#] up.
[Am] I _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] can't believe it takes [D] so long [D#] for something that's [Em] so strong to [D] surely take away [G] the weakness.
_ _ [Bm] Maybe [A] I haven't [D] made it clear, [D#] but day [Em] after day and year [D] by year, [G] I'll keep saying,
[F#m] _ [E] but my [D] imagination's wrong.
[C#m] There's a warm reality [D#m] that [G] helps make the space [D] between us [G] so much closer.
[F#m] _ _ [F] _ _ Keep slipping [Am] away, _ [F] you ain't [Fm] gonna keep on slipping [Am] _ away.
_ [D] Somehow in your heart, I know [F] you will [D] see that I'm [G] on your side.
[G#] I'm on your side.
Oh yeah, [Am] I'm on your side.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ And [B] my [D] imagination's gone.
[C#m] There's a warm reality [D#m] that [Em] helps make the [D] space between us [G] so much closer.
[F#m] _ [F] And you won't keep [Am] slipping away, _ _ _ [D] why you wanna keep on [Am] slipping away?
[D#] _ _ [D] Somehow in [C] your mind, _ [F] you [D] will see that I'm on [G] your side.
[D] I'm on your side.
Oh yeah, [Am] I'm on your side.
[F] Keep [Am] slipping away, _ _ _ you ain't gonna [G] keep on [Am] slipping away.
[A] _ _ [D] Somehow in your [C] heart, _ [F] you [D] will see _ _ that [Am] I'm _ on your side.
_ _ _ _ Why you [Fm] wanna keep on [G] slipping away?
[Fm] _ _ [D] Somehow in [C] your [F] heart, you will see [D] that I'm [G] _
[G] on your [Am] side.
_ Keep slipping away, _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] you ain't gonna [D] keep on slipping away.
_ [G] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ And _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] now [F#] you seem so far [D] away, [D#m] but only [Em] yesterday I thought [D] that we were getting closer. _ _ _
[Bm] It's [C#m] like I'm hanging on [D] a line, _ hoping you'll [Em] take time enough to notice [D] that we both could understand.
[E] Do you want to live [D] alone, _ [C#m] looking past the places where [D#m] a seed [Em] of love could grow [F#m] and
the future [G] could be lasting love?
[F#m] _ [F] But you just keep [Am] slipping away, _ _ [A] why you [Fm] wanna keep on slipping [Am] away? _
[D#] _ _ [D] Somehow in your [C] heart, _ you're asleep [F#m] and I woke [G] _ [G#] up.
[Am] I _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] can't believe it takes [D] so long [D#] for something that's [Em] so strong to [D] surely take away [G] the weakness.
_ _ [Bm] Maybe [A] I haven't [D] made it clear, [D#] but day [Em] after day and year [D] by year, [G] I'll keep saying,
[F#m] _ [E] but my [D] imagination's wrong.
[C#m] There's a warm reality [D#m] that [G] helps make the space [D] between us [G] so much closer.
[F#m] _ _ [F] _ _ Keep slipping [Am] away, _ [F] you ain't [Fm] gonna keep on slipping [Am] _ away.
_ [D] Somehow in your heart, I know [F] you will [D] see that I'm [G] on your side.
[G#] I'm on your side.
Oh yeah, [Am] I'm on your side.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ And [B] my [D] imagination's gone.
[C#m] There's a warm reality [D#m] that [Em] helps make the [D] space between us [G] so much closer.
[F#m] _ [F] And you won't keep [Am] slipping away, _ _ _ [D] why you wanna keep on [Am] slipping away?
[D#] _ _ [D] Somehow in [C] your mind, _ [F] you [D] will see that I'm on [G] your side.
[D] I'm on your side.
Oh yeah, [Am] I'm on your side.
[F] Keep [Am] slipping away, _ _ _ you ain't gonna [G] keep on [Am] slipping away.
[A] _ _ [D] Somehow in your [C] heart, _ [F] you [D] will see _ _ that [Am] I'm _ on your side.
_ _ _ _ Why you [Fm] wanna keep on [G] slipping away?
[Fm] _ _ [D] Somehow in [C] your [F] heart, you will see [D] that I'm [G] _
[G] on your [Am] side.
_ Keep slipping away, _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] you ain't gonna [D] keep on slipping away.
_ [G] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _