Written by Paul Simon
Intro: G Em (x2) G Em Slip slidin' away, slip slidin' away. G D You know the nearer your destination, C D G the more you're slip slidin' away. Em G I know a man, he came from my home town. Em D He wore his passion for his woman like C C7 a thorny crown. G Em He said, 'Delores, I live in fear. G D My love for you is so overpowering, C D G I'm afraid that I will disappear.' Chorus: Em G I know a woman, became a wife. Em D These are the very words she uses to C C7 describe her life. G Em She said, 'A good day ain't got no rain.' G D She said, 'A bad day's when I lie in bed C D G and think of things that might have been.' Chorus: Add: F C7 G Em D G And I know a fa..ther, who had a son. C D He longed to tell him all the reasons for the C C7 things he'd done. G Em He came a long way, just to explain. G D He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping, C D G then he turned around and headed home again. Chorus:Add: F C G (2x) Em G God only knows. God makes his plan. Em D C C7 The information's unavailable to the mortal man. G Em We work our jobs. Collect our pay... G D believe we're gliding down the highway C D G when in fact, we're slip slidin' away. Chorus: Em G (x2)