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Slip Away

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Capo 1
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
CDon't hold back, I want to break free
God is singing through your Fbody
And I'm carried by the Csound
CEvery jump, every single beat
They were Fborn from your body
And I'm carried by the Csound
[Chorus]
GOh, ooh love
They'll never Ambreak the shape we Ftake
Oh, Gooh, baby Emlet all them Amvoices slip FawayC  
[Verse]
CDon't look back, I want to break free
If you'll Fnever see 'em coming
You'll never have to Chide
CTake my hand, take my everything
If we Fonly got a moment
Give it to me Cnow
[Chorus]
GOh, ooh love
They'll never Ambreak the shape we Ftake
Oh, Gooh, baby Emlet all them Amvoices slip FawayC  
[Bridge]
No caressing, no caressing
No caressing, no caressingF  
CNo caressing, no caressing
FNo caressing, no caressing, Gno
[Chorus]
Oh, ooh love
They'll never break the shape we take
Oh, ooh, no love
They'll never Ambreak the shape we Ftake
Oh, Gooh, no Emlove
They'll never Ambreak the shape we Ftake
Oh, Gooh, oohEm  
Baby Emlet all them Amvoices slip aFway
[Outro]
C(x4)
C Am7riff x2
where
Am7riff = 
E ------------------|
B -1---1---1---1----|
G ------------------| x2
D ---2---2---2---2--|
A ------------------|
E ------------------|

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Slip Away

by Perfume Genius

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

[Verse]

Don't hold back, I want to break free

God is singing through your body

And I'm carried by the sound

Every jump, every single beat

They were born from your body

And I'm carried by the sound

[Chorus]

Oh, ooh love

Am F

They'll never break the shape we take

G Em Am F C

Oh, ooh, baby let all them voices slip away

[Verse]

Don't look back, I want to break free

If you'll never see 'em coming

You'll never have to hide

Take my hand, take my everything

If we only got a moment

Give it to me now

[Chorus]

Oh, ooh love

Am F

They'll never break the shape we take

G Em Am F C

Oh, ooh, baby let all them voices slip away

[Bridge]

No caressing, no caressing

F G

No caressing, no caressing, no

[Chorus]

Oh, ooh love

They'll never break the shape we take

Oh, ooh, no love

Am F

They'll never break the shape we take

G Em

Oh, ooh, no love

Am F

They'll never break the shape we take

G Em

Oh, ooh, ooh

Em Am F

Baby let all them voices slip away

[Outro]

(x4)

C Am7riff x2

where

Am7riff =

E ------------------|

B -1---1---1---1----|

G ------------------| x2

D ---2---2---2---2--|

A ------------------|

E ------------------|

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