Slip Slidin' Away original guitar chords by 
Paul Simon 
Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
Ab
Fm
Ab
Fm
Chorus 1
Ab
Slip slidin' a way
Fm
Slip slidin' a way
Ab
Eb
You know the nea rer your des tina tion
Db
Eb
Ab
The more you slip sli din' a way
Verse 1
Fm
I know a man
Ab
He came from my home town
Db
Eb
He wore his passion for his woman
Db
Db7
Like a thorny crown
Ab
Fm
He said De lores I live in fear
Ab
Eb
My love for you's so over powering
Db
Eb
Ab
I'm afraid that I will disap pear
Chorus 2
Ab
Slip slidin' a way
Fm
Slip slidin' a way
Ab
Eb
You know the nea rer your des tina tion
Db
Eb
Ab
The more you slip sli din' a way
Verse 2
Fm
I know a wo man
Ab
Became a wife
Db
Eb
These are the very words she uses
Db
Db7
To des cribe her life
Ab
She said a good day
Fm
Ain't got no rain
Ab
Eb
She said a bad day's when I lie in bed
Db
Eb
Ab
And think of things that might have been
Chorus 3
Ab
Slip slidin' a way
Fm
Slip slidin' a way
Ab
Eb
You know the nea rer your des tina tion
Db
Eb
Ab
The more you slip sli din' a way
Gb
Db7
Ab
Ab
Bridge 1
Fm
Eb
And I know a fa ther
Ab
Who had a son
Db
Eb
He longed to tell him all the reasons
Db
Db7
For the things he'd done
Ab
He came a long way
Fm
Just to ex plain
Ab
Eb
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
Db
Then he turned around
Eb
Ab
and headed home a gain
Chorus 4
Ab
He's slip sli din' a way
Fm
Slip slidin' a way
Ab
Eb
You know the nea rer your des tina tion
Db
Eb
Ab
The more you're slip sli din' a way
Gb
Db7
Ab
Gb
Db7
Ab
Bridge 2
Fm
God on ly knows
Ab
God makes his plan
Db
Eb
The infor ma tion's una vai lable
Db
Db7
To the mortal man
Ab
We work our jobs
Fm
Collect our pay
Ab
Eb
Believe we're gliding down the highway
Db
Eb
Ab
When in fact we're slip sli din' a way
Chorus 5
Ab
Slip sli din' a way
Fm
Slip slidin' a way
Ab
Eb
You know the nea rer your des tina tion
Db
Eb
Ab
The more you're slip sli din' a way
Ab
Slip slidin' a way
Fm
Slip slidin' a way
Ab
Eb
You know the nea rer your des tina tion
Db
Eb
The more you're slip sli din' a
Outro 1
Ab
Fm
Ab
Fm
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Fm
Ab
Fm
Ab
Fm
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Fm
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