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Rodriguez - I’ll Slip Away Chords

Chord reference Am, D, G, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

And I’ll for[Am]get about the girl that said [D] no Then I’ll [Am] tell who I want where to [D] go And I’ll for[Am]get about your lies and de[D]ceit And your at[Am]tempts to be so dis[D]creet

Maybe to[Am]day, [D] yeah, I’ll slip a[G]way

And you can [Am] keep your symbols of succ[D]ess Then I’ll pur[Am]sue my own happi[D]ness And you can [Am] keep your clocks and rou[D]tines Then I’ll [Am] go mend all my shattered [D] dreams

Maybe to[Am]day, [D] yeah, I’ll slip a[G]way [Am] [Bm] [D] [Am] [Bm] [D]

Cause you’ve been [G] down on [Am] me for too [G] long [D] And for too [G] long I [Am] just put you [D] on Now I’m [G] tired of [Am] lying and I’m [D] sick of trying Cause I’m [G] losing who I [Am] really [D] am And I’m not [G] choosing to [Am] be like [G] them

[Am] [D] And if you [Am] get bored and you got loneli[D]ness Or it’s dis[Am]like for me you ex[D]press I won’t [Am] care if you’re right or you’re [D] wrong I won’t [Am] care cause you see I’ll be [D] gone

Maybe to[Am]day, [D] yeah, I’ll slip a[G]way [Am] [D] Maybe to[G]day, [Am] [D] yeah, maybe to[G]day, [Am] [D] yeah [G]

Artist Rodriguez
Album Coming from Reality
Genres Rock
Year 1971
Key Am

How to Play I'll Slip Away on Guitar?

Rodriguez - I'll Slip Away can be played in the key of Am using the Am, D, G, Bm chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'll Slip Away with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.