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Slip Slidin Away by Paul Simon
Slip Slidin Away
Capo First Fret
Chorus:
G
Slip slidin' away
Em
Slip slidin' away
G D
You know the nearer your destination
C D G
The more you're slip slidin' away
Em
I know a man
G
He came from my home town
C D
He wore his passion for his woman
C C7
Like a thorny crown
G
He said Delores
Em
I live in fear
G D
My love for you's so overpowering
C D G
I'm afraid that I__ will disappear
Chorus
Em
I know a woman
G
Became a wife
C D
These are the very words she uses
C C7
To describe her life
G
She said a good day
Em
Ain't got no rain
G D
She said a bad day's when I lie in bed
C D G
And think of things that might have been
Chorus
F C7 G
Em D
And I know a fath-er
G
Who had a son
C D C C7
He longed to tell him all the reasons for things he'd done
G
He came a long way
Em
Just to explain
G D
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
C D G
Then he turned around and headed home again
Chorus
F C7 G F C7 G
Em
God only knows
G
God makes his plan
C D
The information's unavailable
C C7
To the mortal man
G
We work our jobs
Em
Collect our pay
G D
Believe we're gliding down the highway
C G
When in fact we're slip slidin' away
Chorus
Em G G Em Em G G Em
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version 2
CHORUS:
Em G Em
Slip slidin' away..slip slidin' away.
G D
You know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you're slip slidin' away.
#1.
Em G
I know a man..he came from my home town.
Em D
He wore his passion for his woman like a
C
thorny crown.
G Em
He said, Dol...ores, I live in fear.
G D C
My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid
D G
that I will disappear.
CHORUS:
Em G Em
Slip slidin' away..slip slidin' away.
G D
You know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you're slip slidin' away.
#2.
Em G
I know a woman..became a wife.
Em D C
These are the very words she uses to describe
her life.
G Em
She said, A good day..Ain't got no rain.
G D
She said, A bad day's when I lie in bed
C D G
and think of things that might have been.
CHORUS:
Em G Em
Slip slidin' away..slip slidin' away.
G D
You know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you're slip slidin' away.
#3.
Em D G
I know a fath..er, who had a son.
C D
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the
C
things he'd done.
G Em
He came a long way just to explain.
G D
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping,
C D G F C G
then he turned around and headed home again.
CHORUS:
Em G Em
Slip slidin' away..slip slidin' away.
G D
You know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you're slip slidin' away.
#4.
Em G
God only knows..God makes his plan.
Em D C
The information's unavailable to the mortal man.
G Em
We're working our jobs..collect our pay,
G D
believe we're gliding down the highway,
C D G
when in fact we're slip slidin' away.
CHORUS:
Em G Em
Slip slidin' away..slip slidin' away.
G D
You know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you're slip slidin' away.
CHORUS:
Em G Em
Slip slidin' away..slip slidin' away.
G D
You know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you're slip slidin' away.
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version 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Intro
Q=120(8=s8)
G C/G C/G C/G
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
||--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
||o-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||o-------------------|---------------------|
||--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
Em
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-o||
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0--||
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-o||
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
Chorus
G C/G C/G C/G
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-2-----------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
Em
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
G D C D G C/G C/G C/G
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-||
|-0-0-0--3-3-3--|-1-1-1--3-3-3--|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-||
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-||
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-2-2-2--0-0-0--|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-||
|---------------|-3-3-3---------|-2-----------------|---------------------||
|-3-3-3---------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-||
1st - 3rd Verses
$$
Em
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||o-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
||o-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
G C/G C/G C/G
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-2-----------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
C D C C7 G C/G C/G
E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1--3-3-3--|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2--0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|
|-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
C/G Em
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|---------------------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
G D C
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-----------------3-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-------------|
Chorus
To Dbl. Coda $
D G C/G C/G G C/G C/G
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E W E E E E +E E E E
|-(0)-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--------||-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-(1)-1-1-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-0--------||-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--------||-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(2)-2-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-0--------||-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|
|-(3)-3-3-------------|-2-----------------|----------||-2-----------------|
|---------------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--------||-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
C/G Em G D
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|
|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--3-3-3--|
|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|
|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
|---------------------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|---------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3---------|
1.
C D
E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||
|-1-1-1--3-3-3--|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-o||
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-2-2-2--0-0-0--|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-3-3-3---------|-2-----------------|---------------------o||
|---------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||
2.,D.S.
C D G C/G F
E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-1-|
|-1-1-1--3-3-3--|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-1-|
|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-2--0-0-0--|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-3-|
|-3-3-3---------|-2---------------3-|
|---------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-1-|
To Coda
C7 G C/G C/G
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-(1)-1-x-0-(0)-0-0-3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-(1)-1-x-1-(1)-1-1-0--|-(0)-0-1-0-0-0-1-0--|
|-(2)-2-x-3-(3)-3-3-0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-(3)-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-0--|-(0)-0-2-0-0-0-2-0--|
|-(3)-3-x-3-(3)-3-3----|--------------------|
|-(1)-1-x-----------3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Bridge
C/G C/G Em D G C/G C D
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-||-0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|
|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-||-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3--|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-1-1-1--3-3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|
|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-||-2-2-0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2--0-0-0--|
|---------------0-||-2-2-0------------|-2-----------------|-3-3-3---------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-||-0-0-0------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---------------|
C C7 G C/G C/G C/G
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-|-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-|-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Em G D C D G
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-0-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-|
|-2--0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2--0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2--0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-----------------3-|-3-3-3-----------|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-------------|---------------3-|
D.S. al Coda &
C/G C/G G C/G F C7 G
E E E E E E E E W E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------||-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-1-|---1---0---0---3-|
|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-|-0--------||-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-1-|---1---1---1---0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------||-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-|---2---3---3---0-|
|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-|-0--------||-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-3-|---3---2---2---0-|
|-2---------------|----------||-2---------------3-|---3---3---3-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------||-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-1-|---1-----------3-|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
C/G C/G C/G G C/G C/G
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +H E E E E +E E E E
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)----||--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-(0)-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)----||o-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)----||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)----||--0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|
|-------------------|------------------||o-2-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)----||--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
C/G Em
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|---------------------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
1.
G D C D G C/G C/G
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--3-3-3--|-1-1-1--3-3-3--|-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0--2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-2-2-2--0-0-0--|-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|---------------|-3-3-3---------|-2-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3---------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
2.
C/G G C/G C/G
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-o||-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|
|---------------------o||-2-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
C/G Em
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|---------------------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
Outro
G C/G C/G C/G
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-||--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-||o-0-0-1-0-(0)-0-1-0-|-(0)-0-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-||--0-0-2-0-(0)-0-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-||o-2-----------------|---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-||--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
1.,2.,3.,4. 5.
Em
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 5x W +W
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-o||-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0--||-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0-o||-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 4
Capo I
G Em 2x
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away
Em G
Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown
C D C C7
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
G Em
He said Dolores, I live in fear
G D C D G
My love for you so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away
Em G
I know a woman, (who) became a wife
C D C C7
These are the very words she uses to describe her life
G Em
She said a good day ain't got no rain
G D
She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed
C D G
And I think of things that might have been
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G (F C G)
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away
Em G
And I know a father who had a son
C D C C7
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he’d done
G Em
He came a long way just to explain
G D
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
C D G
Then he turned around and he headed home again
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G (F C G)
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away
Em G
Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan
C D C C7
The information s unavailable to the mortal man
G Em
Were workin our jobs, collect our pay
G D C D G
Believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact were slip sliding away
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away 2x
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version 5
Play with Capo on 1st fret.
Intro/Chorus:
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away
Verse:
Em G
Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown
Em D C C7
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
G Em
He said Dolores, I live in fear
G D C D G
My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear
Chorus x1
I know a woman, (who) became a wife
These are the very words she uses to describe her life
She said a good day ain't got no rain
She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed
And I think of things that might have been
Chorus x1
[F to C then back to G]
And I know a father who had a son
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He came a long way just to explain
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
Then he turned around and he headed home again
Chorus x1
Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to the mortal man
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay
Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away
Chorus x2
Then play G and Em for a while and end on Em
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version 6
Chorus:
C Am
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
C G F G C
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away
Am C
Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown
F Fm
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
C Am
He said Dolores, I live in fear
C G F G C
My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear
chorus
I know a woman, (who) became a wife
These are the very words she uses to describe her life
She said a good day ain't got no rain
She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed
And I think of things that might have been
chorus
And I know a father who had a son
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He came a long way just to explain
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
Then he turned around and he headed home again
chorus
Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to the mortal man
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay
Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away
chorus repeats 2x
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