Slipping Away chords by Dave Edmunds

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

Slipping Away - Dave Edmunds

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Dave Edmunds
Slipping Away (1983)
(Jeff Lynne)



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CHORDS

F/G       3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
A*        x-0-7-6-5-5
G/A       x-0-5-4-3-3
D/A       x-0-4-2-3-2

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INTRO/VERSE
  G      F/G      C/G    G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3---1-------|0---------------|
B|----0---1-------|1-----3---------|
G|----0---2-------|0-----0---------|
D|----0---3-------|2-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------0-------|3-----3---------|


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INTRO (see above)
| G | % | % | % |
| G F/G | C/G G | G F/G | C/G G |
| G F/G | C/G G | G F/G | C/G G |

      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(sus4)
  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)