Slipping Away chords by Switchfoot

Intro:

D G x4


Verse 1:

 D           G
Remember coming home at four in the morning
D         G
Before the sun was up
D            G
Back when the east was a fire of gold
   D              G       D
Just waiting for the rest of the sky to fall in love

  G
Yeah

  D            G
Our hope is just a metaphor, of something better
  D          G
For all of our dreams tonight
  D            G              D
And fear is just a shadow of the things that matter the most
          G
And I fear that I'm losing hope tonight


Chorus:

D
Oh oh
I feel like I'm dreaming
Oh oh
Staring up at the ceiling
G
Oh oh
It's four in the morning
I can't sleep and it feels like a warning
D
Oh oh
You wouldn't believe me
If I could say it just the way that I'm feeling
G
Oh oh
The words that I wanted to say
I feel them slipping away


D G x4


Verse 2:

 D
Remember that kid with the quivering lip
Whose heart was on his sleeve like a first aid kit
Where are you now? Where are you now?

Remember that kid, didn't know when to quit
I still lose my breath when I think about it
Oh, where'd you go?
  G
(Oh where'd you go?)


Chorus:

D
Oh oh
I feel like I'm dreaming
Oh oh
Staring up at the ceiling
G
Oh oh
It's four in the morning
I can't sleep and it feels like a warning
D
Oh oh
You wouldn't believe me
If I could say it just the way that I'm feeling
G
Oh oh
The words that I wanted to say
I feel them slipping away


Bridge:

Bm              D
 I know this isn't what you wanted
               G
Past words in the present are haunting us now

And on and on and on and on
Bm                 D
 My heartbeat could tell you it's urgent
            G
I try to shout but the words don't come out


Chorus:

D
Oh oh
I feel like I'm dreaming
Oh oh
Staring up at the ceiling
G
Oh oh
It's four in the morning
I can't sleep and it feels like a warning
D
Oh oh
You wouldn't believe me
If I could say it just the way that I'm feeling
G
Oh oh
The words that I wanted to say
I feel them slipping away