Slipping Through My Fingers

ABBA

Capo: 3

Created: Wed, April 16 2025

Latest changes: Wed, April 16 2025

A/C#

F#m

A

Dsus4

D

Gm

G

D/F#

Em

F#

Asus4

Verse 1

G

Schoolbag

in

Gm

hand

She

leaves D

home

in

the

F#m

early

morning

G

Waving

Gm

goodbye

With

an

D

absent-minded

F#m

smile

G

I

watch

he Gm

r

go

With

a

D

surge

of

that

w F#m

ell-known

sadness

G

And

I

have

to

A

sit

down

for

D

a

while

Pre-Chorus

The

G

feeling

that

I' A/C#

m

losin D

g

her

F#

forever

And

G

without

real A

ly

entering D

her

wo D/F#

rld

I'm

G

glad

whenever

A/C#

I

can

sh D

are

her

laug Asus4

hter,

t Dsus4

hat

fun D

ny

little

girl

Chorus

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through

my

G

fingers

all

t D

he

time

I

try

to

ca F#m

pture

eve Em

ry

minute

The

f G

eeling D

in

it

Slipping

through

my Asus4

finge A

rs

all

D

the

time

Do

I

really

G

see

what's

in

h D

er

mind

Each

time

I

t F#m

hink

I'm

close Em

to

knowing

She

k G

eeps

on

D

growing

Slipping

through

my

fi Asus4

ngers

A

all

D

the

time

Verse 2

G

Sleep

in

our Gm

eyes

Her

and

G

me

at

t F#m

he

breakfast

table

G

Barely

Gm

awake

I

le D

t

precious

time

g F#m

o

by

G

Then

when

she's Gm

gone

There's

that

D

odd

melanc F#m

holy

feeling

G

And

a

sense

of A

guilt

I

can D

't

deny

Pre-Chorus

What

hap G

pened

to

the A/C#

wond D

erful

a F#

dventures

The

plac G

es

I

had A

planned

for D

us

to D/F#

go

(slipping

through

my

fingers

all

the

time)

G

Well

some

of

that

A/C#

we

did

But

most

we

d D

idn't

And

Asus4

why

I

just

Dsus4

don't

kn D

ow

Chorus

Slipping

through

my

f G

ingers

all

th D

e

time

I

try

to

c F#m

apture

eveEm

ry

minute

The

G

feelin D

g

in

it

Slipping

through

my Asus4

fing A

ers

all D

the

time

Do

I

really

G

see

what's

in

h D

er

mind

Each

time

I

F#m

think

I'm

close

Em

to

knowing

She

ke G

eps

on

D

growing

Slipping

through

my

Asus4

fingers A

all

t D

he

time

Verse

G

Sometimes

I

wish

th A

at

I

could

free D

ze

the F#

picture

G

And

save

it

from

t A

he

funny

trick D

s

of

time

Sli D/F#

pping

throug G

h

my A

fin D

gers

Solo

G G

D D

F#m F#m

Em Em

G G

D D

Asus4 Asus4

A A

D D

G

Sli D

ppi F#m

ng

G

thr D

ough

my

Asus4

fingers

D

all

the

time

Outro

G

Schoolbag

in Gm

hand

She

leaves

D

home

in

the

F#

mearly

morning

G

Waving

Gm

goodbye

wit D

h

an

absent F#m

-minded

smile

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