Verse 1: > Bb Bbm Schoolbag in hand, > F She leaves home in the early morning >Bb Bbm Waving goodbye > F Am With an absent-minded smile > Bb Bbm I watch her go > F With a surge of that well-known sadness >Bb C F And I have to sit down for a while Pre-chorus: > Bb C/E F A7 The feeling that I'm losing her forever > Bb C F And without really entering her world > Bb C/E F I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter > C Bb/F F That funny little girl Chorus: > Bb F Slipping through my fingers all the time > Am Gm I try to capture every minute > Bb F The feeling in it > C F Slipping through my fingers all the time > Bb F Do I really see what's in her mind? > Am Gm Each time I think I'm close to knowing > Bb F She keeps on growing > C F Slipping through my fingers all the time Verse 2: > Bb Bbm Sleep in our eyes, > F Her and me at the breakfast table >Bb Bbm Barely awake, > F Am I let precious time go by > Bb Bbm Then when she's gone, > F There's that odd melancholy feeling > Bb C F And a sense of guilt I can't deny Pre-chorus: > Bb C/E F A7 What happened to the wonderful adventures > Bb C F The places I had planned for us to go? (Slipping through my fingers all the time) > Bb C/E F Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't > C Bb/F F And why, I just don't know Chorus: > Bb F Slipping through my fingers all the time > Am Gm I try to capture every minute > Bb F The feeling in it > C F Slipping through my fingers all the time > Bb F Do I really see what's in her mind? > Am Gm Each time I think I'm close to knowing > Bb F She keeps on growing > C F Slipping through my fingers all the time Bridge: > Bb Sometimes I wish > C F A7 That I could freeze the picture > Bb C F And save it from the funny tricks of time > Am Bb C Slipping through my fingers Solo: >Bb F Am Gm, Bb~F C F >Bb F Am Gm, Bb~F > C F (Slipping through my fingers all the time) Outro: > Bb Bbm Schoolbag in hand, > F She leaves home in the early morning >Bb Bbm Waving goodbye > F Am With an absent-minded smile