Slip Slidin' Away — Paul Simon
Chords and lyrics for Slip Slidin' Away by Paul Simon (key of G, capo 1).
Intro
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[Em] [Em]
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[Em] [Em]
Chorus
[G]Slip sliding away, [Em]slip sliding away
[G]You know the nearer your destination, [D]the more you [C]slip sliding [D]away
Verse 1
[Em]And I know a man, [G]he came from my hometown
[C]He wore his passion for his [D]woman like a [C]thorny [C7]crown
[G]He said Dolores, [Em]I live in fear
[G]My love for you's so overpowering, [D]I'm afraid that [C]I will [D]disappear
Chorus
[G]Slip sliding away, [Em]slip sliding away
[G]You know the nearer your destination, [D]the more you [C]slip sliding [D]away
Verse 2
[Em]I know a woman, [G]became a wife
[C]These are the very words [D]she uses to [C]describe her [C7]life
[G]She said a good day [Em]ain't got no rain
[G]She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed and [D]think of [C]things that might [D]have been
Chorus
[G]Slip sliding away, [Em]slip sliding away
[G]You know the nearer your destination, [D]the more you [C]slip sliding [D]away
Verse 3
[Em]And I know a father [D]who had a [G]son
[C]He longed to tell him all the [D]reasons for the [C]things he'd [C7]done
[G]He came a long way [Em]just to explain
[G]He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping then he [D]turned around and [C]he headed [D]home again
Chorus
[G]He's slip sliding away, [Em]slip sliding away
[G]You know the nearer your destination, [D]the more you [C]slip sliding [D]away
Verse 4
[Em]And God only knows, [G]God makes his plan
[C]The information's unavailable [D]to the [C]mortal [C7]man
[G]We work our jobs, [Em]collect our pay
[G]Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in [D]fact we're [C]slip sliding [D]away
Chorus
[G]Slip sliding away, [Em]slip sliding away
[G]You know the nearer your destination, [D]the more you [C]slip sliding [D]away
Chorus
[G]Slip sliding away, [Em]slip sliding away
[G]You know the nearer your destination, [D]the more you [C]slip sliding [D]away
Outro
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