Slip slidin
away
G - Em G - Em
G Em
Slip slidin away, slip slidin
away,
G D
you know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you slip slidin away.
Em G
1. I know a man, he came from my home town,
Em D C
he wore his passion for his
woman like a thorny crown.
G Em
He said, "Delores, I live
in fear.
G
D
My love for you's so overpowering,
C - D
G
I'm afraid that I will disappear.
- - - - - - -
- G Em
Slip slidin away, slip slidin
away,
G D
you know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you slip slidin away.
Em G
2. 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."
- - - - - - - - -
G Em
Slip slidin away, slip slidin
away,
G D
you know the nearer your destination,
C D G
the more you slip slidin away.
+ F - C - G
Em - D
G
3. I know a fa
ther who had a son,
C D C
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.
+ CHORUS + F - C - G (2x)
Em G
4. God only knows, God makes his plan,
Em
D C
the information's unavailable
to the mortal man.
G Em
We work in our jobs, collect
our pay,
G D
believe we're gliding down the
highway,
C D G
when in fact
we're slip sliding away.
+ CHORUS (2x) - Em - G - Em - G
(orig. = capo 1st) (Paul Simon)