Slipping Through My Fingers Uke tab by Abba

7 Chords used in the song: G, Gm, D, F#m, A, F#, Em

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Year:  1981
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4.5
(Intermediate)
Key: BmChords
Capo on 3

[G G] Schoolbag in [Gm Gm] hand
She [D D] leaves home in the [F#m F#m] early morning
[G G] Waving good-[Gm Gm]bye
With an [D D] absent-minded [F#m F#m] smile
[G G] I watch her [Gm Gm] go
With a [D D] surge of that well-[F#m F#m]known sadness
[G G] And I have to [A A] sit down for a [D D] while

The [G G] feeling that I'm [A A] losing her for-[D D]ever [F# F#]
And [G G] without really [A A] entering her [D D] world
I'm [G G] glad whenever [A A] I can share her [D D] laughter,
that [A A] funny little [D D] girl

Slipping through my [G G] fingers all the [D D] time
I try to [F#m F#m] capture every min-[Em Em]ute
The [G G] feeling [D D] in it
Slipping through my [A A] fingers all the [D D] time
Do I really [G G] see what's in her [D D] mind
Each time I [F#m F#m] think I'm close to [Em Em] knowing
She [G G] keeps on [D D] growing
Slipping through my [A A] fingers all the [D D] time

[G G] Sleep in our [Gm Gm] eyes
Her and [D D] me at the [F#m F#m] breakfast table
[G G] Barely a-[Gm Gm]wake
[D D] I let precious time go [F#m F#m] by
[G G] Then when she's [Gm Gm] gone
There's that [D D] odd melan-[F#m F#m]choly feeling
[G G] And a sense of [A A] guilt I can't [D D] deny


What [G G] happened to the [A A] wonderful ad-[D D]ventures [F# F#]
The [G G] places I had [A A] planned for us to [D D] go
([D D] slipping through my fingers all the time)
[G G] Well some of that we [A A] did
But most we [D D] didn't
And [A A] why I just don't [D D] know

Slipping through my [G G] fingers all the [D D] time
I try to [F#m F#m] capture every [Em Em] minute
The [G G] feeling [D D] in it
Slipping through my [A A] fingers all the [D D] time
Do I really [G G] see what's in her [D D] mind
Each time I [F#m F#m] think I'm close to [Em Em] knowing
She [G G] keeps on [D D] growing
Slipping through my [A A] fingers all the [D D] time

[G G] Sometimes I wish that [A A] I could freeze the [D D] picture [F# F#]
[G G] And save it from the [A A] funny tricks of [D D] time
[D D] Slipping through my [G G] fin-[A A]gers [D D]

[G G] [D D] [F#m F#m] [Em Em] [G G] [D D] [A A] [D D]
[G G] [D D] [F#m F#m] [Em Em] [G G] [D D]
[D D] Slipping through my [A A] fingers all the [D D] time

[G G] Schoolbag in [Gm Gm] hand
She leaves [D D] home in the [F#m F#m] early morning
[G G] Waving good-[Gm Gm] bye with an [D D] absent-minded [F#m F#m] smile

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my great grandmother’s favorite film was Mamma Mia. She is currently in the hospital, tonight is her last night, we can all feel it. i learned this is her honor as i can’t be there, but to always keep her in my heart through my music. i love you forever grandma and hope you find this song in heaven.
10 Oct 2023
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