"Slip"
Written and Performed by Six Feet Deep
On the R.E.X. album "The Road Less Traveled"
(C)1996 R.E.X. Music
Tabbed by Zach Hughes (jhughes@marauder.millersv.edu)
The Chords: Eb = 6688XX
E = 7799XX
F# = 991111XX
Intro: Eb-E-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-E-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-
Eb-E-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-E-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb
Verse 1:
Eb E F#
what once burned so violent in your heart.
Eb E Eb
is now a cold, hard, distant, calloused part of you.
Eb E F#
what you embrace is what you become.
Eb E
and I can see in your face the things used to run from.
Bridge 1: Eb-E-F#-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-E-F#-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-E-E-E-E (Play twice)
Verse 2:
Eb E F#
so much to belong to, so much to pursue
Eb E Eb
so much to consume, so much to consume you
Eb E F#
you will get burned when you touch a flame
Eb E
I guess you've learned that from the pain.
Bridge 2:
Eb E F# Eb Eb E F# E
bare you so bold as to think that you can go on this way?
Eb E F# Eb Eb E F#
all alone in a world that left you cold.
Solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------(Play 4 times)
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------4-2-1------------
e-6-6-6-6-7-9-7-7-9-6-6-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-9-7-7-9-6-6-6-4-2-1------------
Chorus:
Eb E Eb
as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another
Eb E Eb
brother to brother, if you lose your grip.
Eb E Eb
and as air is to a fire, so we will be to each other
Eb E Eb E Eb E Eb E Eb E Eb
one to another, if I start to slip, slip, slip, slip.
Verse 1:
Eb E F#
what once burned so violent in your heart.
Eb E Eb
is now a cold, hard, distant, calloused part of you.
Eb E F#
what you embrace is what you become.
Eb E
and I can see in your face the things used to run from.
Bridge 2:
Eb E F# Eb Eb E F# Eb
are you so bold as to think that you can go on this way?
Eb E F# Eb Eb E F#
all alone in a world that left you cold. (
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