G Gmi D F#mi 1. Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadnessG A D And I have to sit down for a whileG A D F# The feeling that Im losing her foreverG A D And without really entering her world Im glad whenever I can share her laughterA Dsus4 D That funny little girlD G6 D R: Slipping through my fingers all the timeF#mi Emi I try to capture every minuteD The feeling in itAsus4 A D Slipping through my fingers all the timeG6 D Do I really see whats in her mindF#mi Emi Each time I think Im close to knowingD She keeps on growingAsus4 A D Slipping through my fingers all the time 2. Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Barely awake, I let precious time go by Then when shes gone theres that odd melancholy feeling And a sense of guilt I cant deny What happened to the wonderful adventures The places I had planned for us to go (slipping through my fingers all the time) Well, some of that we did but most we didnt And why I just dont know R: Slipping through my fingers all the time...G A D F# Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the pictureG A D And save it from the funny tricks of timeG D Slipping through my fingers...G Gmi D F#mi Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...