Verse: G Gm Schoolbag in hand D Gbm She leaves home in the early morning G Gm Waving goodbye D Gbm With an absent-minded smile G Abm I watch her go D Gbm With a surge of that well-known sadness G A Dsus4 D And I have to sit down for a while G A D Gb The feeling that I'm loosing her forever G A D And without really entering her world G A D A Dsus4 D I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter, that funny little girl Chorus: G A D Slipping through my fingers all the time Gbm Em I try to capture every minute D The feeling in it A Dsus4 D Slipping through my fingers all the time G D Do I really see what's in her mind Gbm Em Each time I think I'm close to knowing D She keeps on growing A Dsus4 D Slipping through my fingers all the time Verse: G Gm Sleep in our eyes D Gbm Her and me at the breakfast table G Gm Barely awake D Gbm I let precious time go by G Gm Then when she's gone D Gbm There's that odd melancholy feeling G A Dsus4 D And a sense of guilt I can't deny G A D What happened to the wonderful adventures G A D The places I had planned for us to go -slipping through my fingers all the time- G A Well some of that we did D But most we didn't A Dsus4 D And why I just don't know Chorus: G A D Slipping through my fingers all the time Gbm Em I try to capture every minute D The feeling in it A Dsus4 D Slipping through my fingers all the time G D Do I really see what's in her mind Gbm Em Each time I think I'm close to knowing D She keeps on growing A Dsus4 D Slipping through my fingers all the time G A D Gbm Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture G A D And save it from the funny tricks of time G A Slipping through my fingers G Gm Schoolbag in hand D Gbm She leaves home in the early morning G Gm D Gbm Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
