No Capo
[Chords]
Fmaj7 Dm6 C#dim7 Am/E Bb C Eb
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B|--1------3-----2------1-----3---5---8--------------------|
G|--2------2-----3------2-----3---5---8--------------------|
D|--3------3-----2------2-----3---5---8--------------------|
A|--3------2-----x------x-----1---3---6--------------------|
E|--x------x-----x------x----------------------------------|
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
F Dm6
Oogie waits for just another day
C#dim
Drags his bones
F F Am/E Dm
To see the Yankees play
Bb
Bones Boy talks and flickers gray
C Eb C
Oh, they slip away
F
Once a time
Dm6
They nearly might have been
C#dim F F Am/E Dm
Bones and Oogie on a silver screen
Bb
No one knew what they could do
C
Except for me and you
Eb C
They slip away
C
They slip away
Am
Oo-o
[Chorus]
Am
Don't forget
F Am
To keep your head warm
F F Am/E Dm
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
G Dm
Watching all the world and war torn
G E7 Am
How I wonder where you are Oo-o
F Am
Sailing over Coney Island
F F Am/E Dm
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
G Dm
We were dumb But you were fun, boy
G E7
How I wonder where you are Oo-o
[Verse 2]
F Dm6
Oogie knew there's never ever time
C#dim F F Am/E Dm
Some of us will always stay behind
Bb
Down in space it's always 1982
C
The joke we always knew
Eb
Oo-oo
C
What'sa matter with you
Eb
C'mon, let's go
C
Slip away
Am
Oo-o
[Chorus]
Am
Don't forget
F Am
To keep your head warm
F F Am/E Dm
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
G Dm
Watching all the world and war torn
G E7 Am
How I wonder where you are Oo-o
F Am
Sailing over Coney Island
F F Am/E Dm
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
G Dm
We were dumb But you were fun, boy
G E7
How I wonder where you are Oo-o
[Outro]
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E|------------------------------------------------------|Slip Away chords and lyrics
Free chords for Slip Away by David Bowie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
No Capo [Intro] [Verse 1] [Chorus] [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Outro]
Slip Away Chords by David Bowie
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