Slipping Through My Fingers

SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS Andersson & Ulvaeus Meryl Streep Bb Bbm F Am ||: School ll bag in^hand.| dd / she leaves | home ee in the^ear.| rr ly^morn nn ing | ||: Sleep pp in our^eyes.| ss / her and | me ee at the^break.| kk fast^ta aa ble | Bb Bbm F Am | // Wav ing^good | bye // with^an | ab sent mind ed | smile ee ee ee | //// | | // Bare ly^a | wake // I^let | pre cious time go | by yy yy yy | //// | Bb Bbm F Am | I..I watch her^go. | oo // with^a | surge ee of that | well known sad ness | | Then nn when shes^gone.| ee // theres^that | odd dd me lan | cho ly feel ing | Bb C F | / And^I have to^sit.| tt down n^for a^while.| ee ee // | /// ~ ^The | | / And^a sense of^guilt.| tt I. I^cant deny. | yy yy // | /// ~ ^What | Bb C F A7 | feeling gg g^that Im | losing her rr forev.| v^v er rr / | /// ~ ^And | | happened dd d^to the | wonder ful adven.| n^n tures ss / | /// ~ ^The | Bb C F | without tt really yy | enter ing gg her^world.| dd /// | /// Im | | places ss I^had dd | planned^for us ss to^go.| oo /// | /// Well | Bb C F | glad when ever I.| I^can nn share her^laugh.| h^h ter / That | | some of^that we did.| d^but tt most we^did.| d^nt tt / And | C-4 C F-4 | funny yy little girl. | ll ll / / | | why / ~ ^I just^dont | know ww // | F Bb F Am | // Slipping through^my | fingers all the time.| ee I try to^cap.| pp ture ev ry^min.| Gm Bb F C-4 C | n^ute ee ee / | / ^The ~ feel ing^in.| n it ~ Slipping through^my | fingers ss all the^time.| F Bb F | ee / Do^I really | see^whats ss in her^mind.| d ~ Each time I^think.| Am Gm Bb F | k ~ Im close to^know.| w^ing gg gg / | / She keeps on | ^grow ing ~ Slipping through^my | C-4 C F 1. | fingers ss all the^time.| ee ee ee ee | //// :|| C-4 C F Bb C 2. | fingers ss all the^time.| ee ee / Some | times I wish that^I.| I could^freeze ee ~ ^the | F A7 Bb C F | pic ture ee ee | /// And | save it from the | funny tricks ss of^time.| ee ee Slipping thru^my| Bb C F Bb Bbm | fingers ss ss ss.| ss ss ss ss.| ss ss ss ss | //// | School ll bag in^hand.| dd / she leaves | F Am Bb Bbm | home ee in the^ear.| rr ly^morn nn ing | // Waving good | bye // with^an | F Am | ab sent mind ed | smile ee ee ee ||