Slipping Away Chords
by Dave Edmunds
Slipping Away by Dave Edmunds is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords G, F/G, C/G, F, C, Bb, Em, A, G/A, D/A, D and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G (2x)
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
I can feel you slipping away from me
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
A little bit further now every day
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
I'm holding on, but I can't believe
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
This is how you want it to be
F C G
O-oh, you're slipping away
F C G
O-oh, you're slipping away
G G F/G C/G G
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
It feels like walking down a long, dark road
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
You never talk to me the way you did before
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
You ride through the city with your head held high
G F/G C/G G G F/G C/G G
And all I can do is watch you go by
F C G
O-oh, you're slipping away
F C G
O-oh, you're slipping away
G G F/G C/G G
G
You're slipping away
Bb
You're slipping away
C
You're slipping away
Em
You're slipping away
C Em
You're slipping away
C Em
You're slipping away
C A
You're slipping away
A G/A D/A A
A G/A D/A A A G/A D/A A
I'm gonna give it all I've got to give
A G/A D/A A A G/A D/A A
I've got to hold on, see what tomorrow brings
A G/A D/A A A G/A D/A A
You're slipping away, but give me one more try
A G/A D/A A G
One more chance to wipe these tears from my eyes
G D A
You're slipping away
G D A
O-oh, you're slipping away
A G/A D/A A
A
You're slipping away
C
You're slipping away
D
You're slipping away
F#m
You're slipping away
D F#m
tacet
D F#m
tacet
D F#m D
You're slipping away
G D A
G D A
O-oh, you're slipping away
G D A
O-oh, you're slipping away
G D A
O-oh, you're slipping away
(repeat and fade)