Bb Bbm Schoolbag in hand F Am 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 Am With a surge of that well-known sadness Bb C F And I have to sit down for a while Pre-Chorus: Bb C F A The feeling that Iʼm losing her forever Bb C F A And without really entering her world Bb C F Iʼm glad whenever I can share her laughter C 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 whatʼs in her mind Am Gm Each time I think Iʼm close to knowing Bb F She keeps on growing C F Slipping through my fingers all the time Bb Bbm Sleep in our eyes F Am Her and me at the breakfast table Bb Bbm Barely awake F Am I let precious time go by Bb Bbm Then when sheʼs gone F Am Thereʼs that odd melancholy feeling Bb C F And a sense of guilt I canʼt deny Pre-Chorus: Bb C F A What happened to the wonderful adventures Bb C F A The places I had planned for us to go (slipping through my fingers all the time) Bb C F Well some of that we did, But most we didnʼt C F And why I just donʼt 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 whatʼs in her mind Am Gm Each time I think Iʼm close to knowing Bb F She keeps on growing C F Slipping through my fingers all the time Bridge: Bb C F A Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture Bb C F And save it from the funny tricks of time C Slipping through my fingers F 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 Am She leaves home in the early morning Bb Bbm Waving goodbye F Am With an absent-minded smile
