Moby - 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 Moby

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.

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



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord 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.