Slipping Through My Fingers

slipping through my fingers abba verse1 G Gm schoolbag in hand D F#m she leaves home in the early morning G Gm waving goodbye D F#m with an absent - minded smile G G#m i watch her go D F#m with a surge of that well - known sadness G A Dsus4 D and i have to sit down for a while G A D F# the feeling that i’m loosing her forever G A D and without really entering her world G A D A Dsus4 D i’m glad whenever i can share her laughter , that funny little girl Chorus : G A D slipping through my fingers all the time F#m Em i try to capture every minute D the feeling in it A Dsus4 D slipping through my fingers all the time G D do i really see what’s in her mind F#m Em each time i think i’m close to knowing D she keeps on growing A Dsus4 D slipping through my fingers all the time verse2 G Gm sleep in our eyes D F#m her and me at the breakfast table G Gm barely awake D F#m i let precious time go by G Gm then when she’s gone D F#m there’s that odd melancholy feeling G A Dsus4 D and a sense of guilt i can’t deny G A D what happened to the wonderful adventures G A D the places i had planned for us to go ( slipping through my fingers all the time ) G A well some of that we did D but most we didn’t A Dsus4 D and why i just don’t know Chorus : G A D slipping through my fingers all the time F#m Em i try to capture every minute D the feeling in it A Dsus4 D slipping through my fingers all the time G D do i really see what’s in her mind F#m Em each time i think i’m close to knowing D she keeps on growing A Dsus4 D slipping through my fingers all the time G A D F#m sometimes i wish that i could freeze the picture G A D and save it from the funny tricks of time G A slipping through my fingers G Gm schoolbag in hand D F#m she leaves home in the early morning G Gm D F#m waving goodbye with an absent - minded smile