Today My World Slipped Away Chords

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Today My World Slipped Away by George Strait is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Dm, G, Em7, Am and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Written by: Mark Wright & Vern "the voice" Gosdin 
Transcribed by: Eric Scoretz 
 
Here's the new Strait song- bound for # 1 just look everything 
else he has ever recorded. Vern Gosdin's version  
is a little different. Here's the Strait version, or atleast my 
transcription of it, send me any corrections. 
 
intro- C F C F  
 
(C) We made it final today(F) 
(C) I gave you all I had you(F) made your get away 
(Dm)All the love we once (G)made 
(Dm)Turned to memories to-(G)-day 
 
(C) I left the courtroom and went (F) STRAIT to Church 
(C) I hit my knees told God (F) how much I hurt 
(C-one strum) (Dm) There's nothin left of my heart(G) 
(Am)It's gonna(Dm)be so hard to make a new start(G) 
 
{chorus} 
 
(G)Cause today(C) my world(Em7) slipped away(F) 
(G)We bur-(C)-ied the plans(Em7) that we made(F) 
(G)And tonite(C) I'm alone(Em7) and afraid(F) 
(Em7)Cause today(Dm) my (G)world slipped a-(C)-way(F) 
 
(C)All my friends say I'll (F)make it alright 
(C)I'll recover and (F)start a new life 
(C-one strum)(Dm)That'll be so hard to do(G) 
(Am) Cause (Dm) living ain't worth livin without you(G) 
 
{play chorus} 
 
(G-one strum) (Am7) 
Cause today(Dm) my (G)world slipped a-(C)-way 
Outro- F C F (C-onestrum)  
 
* Hard to keep a dry eye playing or 
   hearing that one
    	

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