The National - Slipping Husband: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Slipping Husband" 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.
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Learn Slipping Husband Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The National
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 Husband" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
 Am Sit down, dear, we gotta talk, you're acting like a kid C G We don't wanna hear about the things you never did Am You could have been a legend, but you became a father C G That's what you are today, that's what you are today Spending all your time, somewhere inside your head Haunted by the important life you could have lead But your kisses aren't enough to keep your kids in line So you better straighten out yourself and give your baby time Cause if you don't give her what she needs She'll get it where she can, cause she's lonely, man Chorus: Am C F Dm Don't, don't leave yourself alone, for too many days Am C F Dm Cause sooner than you know you're gonna start, Am C F Dm slipping You'll end up talking to the ghost of your wife as if you knew her Your eyes will put her everywhere And spending all your time somewhere inside your head Haunted by the important life you could've lead You'll fuck yourself to clear your head You'll close your door and go to bed You'll try to sleep without a dream Cause that's where she finds you Yeah that's where she finds you Chorus: Don't leave yourself alone, for too many days Sooner than you know you're gonna start, slipping (Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) Dear we better get a drink in you before you start to bore us Dear we better get a drink in you before you start to bore us Dear we better get a drink in you before you start to bore us Dear we better get a drink in you before you start to bore us (Don't forget the alcohol, oooh baby, oooh baby, oooh baby, oooh baby, oooh baby) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  F  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 Husband" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Slipping Husband" by The National.