Slippery Slope chords by Dar Williams

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

G

Verse 1:
G
Well, we tied that knot
                   D
Just look at those rings we got
Em                                    C
   Gonna wear ‘em each year after (to)day
               G
We knew it was meant to be
                  D
Didn’t have to go wait and see
                    Em
No matter what they say
               D
I think you’ll agree we’re doing A OK

Chorus 1:
                        Em
But you’re shaking your head
                   D
Now I’m tossing in bed
                    C
Are you smiling the smile
                   G
Like you wanted to shout?
                Em
Are we doing it wrong?
               D
Are we dancing along
                  C
Down the slippery slope
                  G
That they told us about?

Oh whoa whoa

Break:
Em B7 C G (x2)

Verse 2:
G
When you do that thing
                D
That stubbornly not talking
Em                                 C
   Just say it’s me, I’ll say it’s true
           G
For I am a horse’s ass
     D
In a dancing class
             Em
Just getting around
                 D
Apologizing and knocking everybody down

Chorus 2:
                Em
Am I saying too much?
           D
Not saying enough?
                      C
Feel the push and the pull
                   G
And the working it out
                  Em
Are we letting it slide?
                D
Are we taking a ride
                  C
Down the slippery slope
                  G
That they told us about?

Oh whoa whoa

Break:
Em B7 C G (x4)

                   G*
At the start of an avalanche
                       D*
We’ll grab ahold of an olive branch
Em*                         C*
   Until that sun comes out again
                    G
Or how about in the things we do
                            D
You’ll think of me and I’ll think of you
                     Em
Right through to the end
                    D
Hand and hand as we go, and the best of friends

Chorus:
                    Em
You’re my beacon of light
                  D
You’re my noblest fight
                     C                       G
You’re the surest of things that I ever have found
                      Em
There’s a twist and a turn
                          D
There’s a bridge you can burn
                    C
There’s a slippery slope
                G
Let’s stand our ground

Oh whoa whoa

Outro:
Em B7 C G (x2)


🏷Legend:
* = strum once