Slip Slidin' Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][G][Em]

[Chorus 1]
Slip slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[Em]way
You know the nea[G]rer your des[D]tination
The [C]more you slip [D]slidin' a[G]way

[Verse 1]
I know a [Em]man
He came from [G]my home town
He wore his [C]passion for his [D]woman
Like a [C]thorny crown
He said De[G]lores I live [Em]in fear
My love for [G]you's so over[D]powering
I'm [C]afraid that [D]I will disapp[G]ear

[Chorus 2]
Slip slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[Em]way
You know the nea[G]rer your des[D]tination
The [C]more you slip [D]slidin' a[G]way

[Verse 2]
I know a wo[Em]man
Became a [G]wife
These are the [C]very words she [D]uses
To des[C]cribe her life
She said a [G]good day
Ain't got no [Em]rain
She said a bad [G]day's when I [D]lie in bed
And [C]think of [D]things that might have [G]been

[Chorus 3]
Slip slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[Em]way
You know the nea[G]rer your des[D]tination
The [C]more you slip [D]slidin' a[G]way
[F][C][G][G]

[Bridge 1]
And I know a [Em]fa th[D]er
Who had a [G]son
He longed to [C]tell him all the [D]reasons
For the [C]things he'd done
He came a [G]long way
Just to ex[Em]plain
He kissed his [G]boy as he lay [D]sleeping
Then he [C]turned around
and [D]headed home a[G]gain

[Chorus 4]
He's slip slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[Em]way
You know the nea[G]rer your des[D]tination
The [C]more you're slip [D]slidin' a[G]way
[F][C][G]
[F][C][G]

[Bridge 2]
God only [Em]knows
God makes his [G]plan
The infor[C]ma tion's una[D]vailable
To the [C]mortal [C7]man
We work [G]our jobs
Collect [Em]our pay
Believe we're [G]gliding down the [D]highway
When in [C]fact we're slip [D]slidin' a[G]way

[Chorus 5]
Slip slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[Em]way
You know the nea[G]rer your des[D]tination
The [C]more you're slip [D]slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[G]way
Slip slidin' a[Em]way
You know the nea[G]rer your des[D]tination
The [C]more you're slip [D]slidin' a

[Outro 1]
[G](way) [Em]Mmm[G][Em]
[G][Em][G][Em]
[G][Em][G][Em]