Key: G
Introduction:
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you' re slip sliding away
Em G
I know a man, he came from my hometown
C D C C7
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
G Em
He said Dolores, I live in fear
G D C D G
My love for you' s so overpowering, I' m afraid that I will disappear
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you' re slip sliding away
Em D G
And I know a woman, became a wife
C D C C7
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 is when I lie in bed
C D G
And think of things that might have been
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G F C G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you' re slip sliding away
Em D G
And I know a father who had a son
C D C C7
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he&rsquo 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 headed home again
G Em
He' s slip sliding, slip sliding away
G D C D G F C G F C G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you' re slip sliding away
Em G
And God only knows, God makes his plan
C D C C7
The information' s unavailable to the mortal man
G Em
We' re workin our jobs, collect our pay
G D C D G
Believe we' re gliding down the highway, when in fact we' re slip sliding away
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you' re slip sliding away
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the nearer your destination, the more you' re slip sliding away
Em G Em
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