Black Sabbath - Slipping Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Slipping Away" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Slipping Away Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Black Sabbath

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Slipping Away" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G#                                     C#
Slipping away, just a heartbeat from disaster
Nothing could make me stay, close your eyes and I'll be gone
Turn the page, yeah, time to start another story
Slipping away, slipping away, time to move along

B
No reason to stay
A                      G#
Oh, when I'm slipping away

Take a look at yourself, you've been running in a circle
Round and round you go, you're a start without an end
Start a new life, yeah, from the city of the gypsies
Running away, slipping away, right behind the plow

Chorus:
C#          F# G# C#
Slipping away
Slipping away
B
Nobody to pay
A                              G#
Look out, 'cause I'm slipping away

Rockin' the glass, I won't leave you my reflection
A future without a past, no more road to take me back
Come if you will, just don't question my direction
Running away, slipping away, we can find the sun

Chorus:
Slipping away
Slipping away
Got nobody to pay
And you're slippin' away

No more running in a circle
It's time to move along
Round, round, round we go
A start without an end
So I'm slipping away
Slipping away


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Slipping Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Slipping Away" by Black Sabbath.

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