Learn to play "Slipping Away" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm A G All that we needed was right, Bm A G the threshold is breaking tonight D A Open to everything happy and sad, Em seeing the good when it's all going bad Seeing the sun when I can't really see, D hoping the sun will at least look at me Chorus: D A Focus on everything better today, Em all that I needed I never could say Hold on to people, they're slipping away, Bm hold on to this while it's slipping away All that we needed tonight Are people who love us and like I know how it feels to need Oh when we leave here, you'll see Open to everything happy and sad Seeing the good when it's all going bad Seeing the sun when I can't really see Hoping the sun will at least look at me Chorus C Em So long C So long Open to everything happy and sad Seeing the good when it's all going bad Seeing the sun when I can't really see Hoping the sun will at least look at me Chorus: Focus on everything better today All that I needed I never could say Hold on to people, they're slipping away Hold on to this while it's slipping away Hold on to people, they're slipping away, Hold on to people, their slipping away Hold on to people, they're slipping away, Hold on to people, their slipping away - x3 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Bm C D Em G 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 Moby.