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Slipping Away

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The only special chord is the Em7 which I like to alternate with the Em at
certain points in the song.
  Em022000
 Em7022030
[Intro]
 C   Gx4
[Verse 1]
CWas I running backwards
Or was it all just a drGeamC  
It was a beautiful morning
It was all I could sGee
Should I Em7ask for an antidEmote?
Should I Em7ask her to take it sEmlow?
I don't Gknow
I should oEm7ffer an anecdEmote
About some plEm7ace I used to Emgo
My M.GO
[Pre-Chorus]
It's yCou, sometimes, it's you
You, sometimes, it's you, it's yGou
And it's trCue, sometimes, it's true sometimes
True, sometimes, it's true sometimes, it's tGrue
[Chorus]
We were just bCorn slippin, slipping awGay
We were just bCorn slippin, slipping awGayF#m  
We were just bCorn slipping
Slipping awGay
[Verse 2]
CAm I running backwards?
Or am I just still aslGeepC  
And I'm right in the middle
Of a beautiful drGeam
You were lEm7istening on a stethoscEmope
Em7Asking me to take it sEmlow
But I don't knGow
I'm lEm7ooking for an antiEmdote
Something to spEm7eed it up or make it sEmlow
Before you knGow
[Pre-Chorus]
It's yCou, sometimes, it's you
You, sometimes, it's you, it's yGou
And it's trCue, somtimes, it's true sometimes
True, sometimes, it's true sometimes, it's trGue
[Chorus]
We were just bCorn slippin, slipping awGay
We were just bCorn slippin, slipping awGayF#m  
We were just bCorn slipping
Slipping aGway
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Slipping Away

by Tanlines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#m

The only special chord is the Em7 which I like to alternate with the Em at

certain points in the song.

022000

Em7

022030

[Intro]

C G

[Verse 1]

Was I running backwards

G C

Or was it all just a dream

It was a beautiful morning

It was all I could see

Em7 Em

Should I ask for an antidote?

Em7 Em

Should I ask her to take it slow?

I don't know

Em7 Em

I should offer an anecdote

Em7 Em

About some place I used to go

My M.O

[Pre-Chorus]

It's you, sometimes, it's you

You, sometimes, it's you, it's you

And it's true, sometimes, it's true sometimes

True, sometimes, it's true sometimes, it's true

[Chorus]

C G

We were just born slippin, slipping away

C G F#m

We were just born slippin, slipping away

We were just born slipping

Slipping away

[Verse 2]

Am I running backwards?

G C

Or am I just still asleep

And I'm right in the middle

Of a beautiful dream

Em7 Em

You were listening on a stethoscope

Em7 Em

Asking me to take it slow

But I don't know

Em7 Em

I'm looking for an antidote

Em7 Em

Something to speed it up or make it slow

Before you know

[Pre-Chorus]

It's you, sometimes, it's you

You, sometimes, it's you, it's you

And it's true, somtimes, it's true sometimes

True, sometimes, it's true sometimes, it's true

[Chorus]

C G

We were just born slippin, slipping away

C G F#m

We were just born slippin, slipping away

We were just born slipping

Slipping away

Please let me know if there are ways to improve this!

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