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Slippin' And Slidin'

Buddy Holly

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×
G
D××
E
A7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Slippin' And Slidin':Buddy Holly. 
Album - Reminiscing, released in '63. 
It was released as a single in 1957 as 
a cover to Little Richard's version. But Holly 
omitted one of the verses and did only the two as I 
put them down.  
The original recording is in bad shape but I believe 
I got it right. 
 
INTRO:A G D E(x2)(The intro is done similar to 
             the Everly's 'Bird Dog,' fairly fast. Then 
              he slides into a rock shuffle in A to D 
              to E to A. 
 
 
#1.(bright, rock.) 
A 
Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin' 
                      A7 
been told a long time ago. 
D 
Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin' 
A      
been told a long time ago. 
E                    D       
I've been told..baby you've been bold 
         A               E 
and I'll be your fool no more. 
 
#2. 
A 
Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a jiver, 
                     A7 
done got hip to your jive. 
D 
Oh, big conniver, nothin' but a jiver, 
A 
done got hip to your jive. 
E                      D 
Slippin' and a-slidin' peepin' and a-hidin', 
      A               E 
won't be your fool no more. 
 
REPEAT INTRO: 
A G D E(x4) + A D E A shuffle. 
 
REPEAT#1. 
 
REPEAT#2. 
REPEAT INTRO: 
A G D E(x4)  + A D E A. 
 
REPEAT#1. 
 
OUTRO:A D A E A 
 
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat. 
 
 
 
     
          
 

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Chord set

A · G · D · E · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.