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 sadness
   G             A              D
   And I have to sit down for a while
       G               A          D       F#
   The feeling that Im losing her forever 
       G              A            D
   And without really entering her world
   Im glad whenever I can share her laughter
        A            Dsus4 D
   That funny little girl 

   D                   G6              D
R: Slipping through my fingers all the time
            F#mi          Emi
   I try to capture every minute
                  D
   The feeling in it
                       Asus4   A       D
   Slipping through my fingers all the time
               G6               D
   Do I really see whats in her mind
               F#mi              Emi
   Each time I think Im close to knowing
                D
   She keeps on growing
                       Asus4   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 picture
       G                A               D
   And save it from the funny tricks of time
                       G         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...