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[Verse 1] Bb Bbm F Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Bb Bbm F Am Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile Bb Bbm F Am I watch her go with a surge of that well known sadness Bb C F And I have to sit down for a while Bb C F Am The feeling that I'm losing her forever Bb C F And without really entering her world Bb C F I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter C Fsus F That funny little girl [Chorus] Bb Bbm 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 Bbm 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 F Am Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table Bb Bbm F Am Barely awake I let precious time go by Bb Bbm F Am Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling Bb C F And a sense of guilt I can't deny Bb C F Am What happened to the wonderful adventures Bb C F The places I had planned for us to go Bb C F Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't C Fsus F And why, I just don't know [Chorus] Bb Bbm 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 Bbm 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 3] Bb C F Am Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture Bb C F And save it from the funny tricks of time Bb Bbm F Slipping through my fingers [Solo] Bb Bbm F Am Gm Bb F C F C F Am Gm Bb F C F Slipping through my fingers all the time Bb Bbm F Am Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning Bb Bbm F Am Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile