Chord/Tab song: 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 ([email protected])

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]what once burned so violent in your heart.[E][F#]
[Eb]is now a cold, hard, distant, calloused p[E]art of [Eb]you.
[Eb]what you embrace is what you become.[E][F#]
[Eb]and I can see in your face the things used [E]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]so much to belong to, so much to pursue[E][F#]
[Eb]so much to consume, so much to con[E]sume y[Eb]ou
[Eb]you will get burned when you touch a flame[E][F#]
[Eb]I guess you've learned that from the pain.[E]

Bridge 2:
[Eb]bare[E] yo[F#]u so [Eb]bold as to think [Eb]that[E] you[F#] ca[E]n go on this way?
[Eb]all [E]al[F#]one [Eb]in a world that [Eb]left [E]you [F#]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]as iron sharpens [E]iron, [Eb]so one man sharpens another
[Eb]brother to [E]brother, [Eb]if you lose your grip.
[Eb]and as air is to a [E]fire, [Eb]so we will be to each other
[Eb]one to ano[E]ther, [Eb]if I start to [E]slip[Eb], [E]slip[Eb], [E]slip[Eb], [E]slip[Eb].

Verse 1:
[Eb]what once burned so violent in your heart.[E][F#]
[Eb]is now a cold, hard, distant, calloused p[E]art of [Eb]you.
[Eb]what you embrace is what you become.[E][F#]
[Eb]and I can see in your face the things used [E]to run from.

Bridge 2:
[Eb]are [E]you[F#] so b[Eb]old as to think t[Eb]hat [E]you [F#]can[Eb] go on this way?
[Eb]all [E]al[F#]one [Eb]in a world that [Eb]left [E]you [F#]cold.