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Slippin' And Slidin':Buddy Holly.
Album - Reminiscing, released in '63.
The intro is done similar to the Everly's 'Bird Dog,' fairly fast. 
Then he slides into a rock shuffle in A to D to E to A.
[Intro]
    A   G       D   E(x2)
[Verse]
ASlippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'
been told a long time A7ago
DSlippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'
Abeen told a long time ago
EI've been told..baby Dyou've been bold
and I'll Abe your fool no Emore
AOh, big conniver, nothin' but a child
done got hip to your A7jive
DOh, big conniver, nothin' but a child
Adone got hip to your jive
ESlippin' and a-slidin' Dpeepin' and a-hidin'
won't Abe your fool no Emore
[Instrumental]
    A   G       D   E(x4)
A(shuDffEle)A  
[Verse]
ASlippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'
been told a long time A7ago
DSlippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'
Abeen told a long time ago
EI've been told..baby Dyou've been bold
and I'll Abe your fool no Emore
AOh, big conniver, nothin' but a child
done got hip to your A7jive
DOh, big conniver, nothin' but a child
Adone got hip to your jive
ESlippin' and a-slidin' Dpeepin' and a-hidin'
won't Abe your fool no Emore
[Instrumental]
    A   G       D   E(x4)
A(shuDffEle)A  
[Verse]
ASlippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'
been told a long time A7ago
DSlippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'
Abeen told a long time ago
EI've been told..baby Dyou've been bold
and I'll Abe your fool no Emore
[Outro]
A   D A     E A

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Slippin And Slidin

by Buddy Holly

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Slippin' And Slidin':Buddy Holly.

Album - Reminiscing, released in '63.

The intro is done similar to the Everly's 'Bird Dog,' fairly fast.

Then he slides into a rock shuffle in A to D to E to A.

[Intro]

A G D E

(x2)

[Verse]

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

been told a long time ago

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

been told a long time ago

E D

I've been told..baby you've been bold

A E

and I'll be your fool no more

Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a child

done got hip to your jive

Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a child

done got hip to your jive

E D

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

A E

won't be your fool no more

[Instrumental]

A G D E

(x4)

A D E A

(shuffle)

[Verse]

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

been told a long time ago

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

been told a long time ago

E D

I've been told..baby you've been bold

A E

and I'll be your fool no more

Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a child

done got hip to your jive

Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a child

done got hip to your jive

E D

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

A E

won't be your fool no more

[Instrumental]

A G D E

(x4)

A D E A

(shuffle)

[Verse]

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

been told a long time ago

Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin'

been told a long time ago

E D

I've been told..baby you've been bold

A E

and I'll be your fool no more

[Outro]

A D A E A

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