David Bowie - "Slip Away"
Words And Music By David Bowie
From "Heathen" (2002)
Tabbed by Sam Nijjar
"Slip Away"
F/A E7
Oogie waits for just another day
Fdim/G F
Drags his bones to see the Yankees play
Dm Bb
Bones Boy talks and flickers gray
C Eb C
Oh, they slip away
F/A E7
Once a time they nearly might have been
Fdim/G F
Bones and Oogie on a silver screen
Dm Bb
No one knew what they could do
C
Except for me and you
Eb C
They slip away
They slip away
Am F
Don't forget to keep your head warm
Am F
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
Dm G
Watching all the world and war torn
Dm G E7
How I wonder where you are
Am F
Sailing over Coney Island
Am F
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
Dm G
We were dumb but you were fun, boy
Dm G
How I wonder where you are
E7
Oo-oo
F/A E7
Oogie knew there's never ever time
Fdim/G F
Some of us will always stay behind
Dm Bb
Down in space it's always 1982
C
The joke we always knew
Eb
Oo-oo
C
What's-a matter with you?
Eb
C'mon, let's go
C
Slip away
Odd Chords:
L-H: EADGBE
F/A: x03211
E7 : 020130
Fdim/G: 3x2323
Eb: x68886
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8/5/2004 - 13:19:16 Well some of us try to be female artists and some of us are chauvinists. I had a teacher of art called Pam Lloyd. Nuff said!!!!
GERRY MCDONNELL
3/12/2003 - 19:18:31thanks, i was lost on this one
KRISTINA
17/10/2003 - 14:20:21 I love David Bowie. This is one of my favourite songs! Thank you!