F Fm C
schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in
Em
the early morning
F Fm C
waving goodbye with an absent-minded
Em
smile
F Fm C
i watch her go with a surge of that
Em
well-known sadness
F G C
and i have to sit down for a while
F G
the feeling that i'm losing her
C C E
forever..
F G C
and without really entering her world
C E
F G
i'm glad whenever i can share her
C
laughter
G Am
that funny little girl
Chorus
F C
slipping through my fingers all the time
G F
i try to capture every minute
F C
the feeling in it
G C
slipping through my fingers all the time
F C
do i really see what's in her mind?
G F
each time i think i'm close to knowing
F C
she keeps on growing
G C
slipping through my fingers all the time
F Fm C
sleep in our eyes, her and me at the
Em
breakfast table
F Fm C Em
Barely awake, i let precious time go by
F Fm
then when she's gone, there's that
C Em
odd melancholy feeling
F G C
and a sense of guilt i can't deny
F G
what happened to the wonderful
C E
adventures..
F G C E
the places i had planned for us to go?
(slipping through my fingers all the time)
F G
well, some of that we did, but most
C
we didn't
G Am
and why, i just don't know
Chorus
F C
slipping through my fingers all the time
G F
i try to capture every minute
F C
the feeling in it
G C
slipping through my fingers all the time
F C
do i really see what's in her mind?
G F
each time i think i'm close to knowing
F C
she keeps on growing
G C
slipping through my fingers all the time
F G
sometimes i wish that i could freeze
C E
the picture..
F G C
and save it from the funny tricks of time
C
slipping through my fingers
Outro
F Fm C
schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in
Em
the early morning
F Fm C
waving goodbye with an absent-minded
Em
smile
