The track was written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: F#
- Capo: 3rd fret
- Chords: G, Gm, D, F#m, A, A/C#, F#, D/F#, Asus4, Dsus4, Em
- BPM: 137
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Slipping Through My Fingers
- Artist: ABBA
- Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
- Produced by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
- Album: The Visitors
- Released Date: June 1981
[Verse]
G Gm Schoolbag in hand D She leaves home
F#m
in the early morning G Gm Waving goodbye D With an absent-
F#m
minded smile G Gm I watch her go D With a surge of
F#m
that well-known sadness G A And I have to sit
D
down for a while [Pre-Chorus] G The feeling that
A/C# D F#
I'm losing her forever G And without really
A D D/F#
entering her world G I'm glad whenever
A/C# D
I can share her laughter,
Asus4 Dsus4 D
that funny little girl [Chorus] Slipping through my
G D
fingers all the time F#m I try to capture
Em
every minute G D The feeling in it Slipping through my
Asus4 A D
fingers all the time G Do I really see
D
what's in her mind F#m Each time I think
Em
I'm close to knowing G D She keeps on growing Slipping through my
Asus4 A D
fingers all the time [Verse] 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 And a sense of guilt
D
I can't deny [Pre-Chorus] G A/C# D F# What happened to the wonderful adventures G A D The places I had planned for us to go
D/F#
(slipping through my fingers
all the time) G A/C# Well some of that we did D But most we didn't Asus4 Dsus4 D And why I just don't know [Chorus] G Slipping through my fingers
D
all the time F#m Em I try to capture every minute G D The feeling in it Asus4 Slipping through my fingers
A D
all the time G Do I really see
D
what's in her mind F#m Each time I think
Em
I'm close to knowing G D She keeps on growing Asus4 Slipping through my fingers
A D
all the time [Verse] G A Sometimes I wish that I
D F#
could freeze the picture G And save it from the
A D
funny tricks of time D/F# G A D Slipping through my fingers [Solo] G D F#m Em G D Asus4 A D G D F#m Em G D Slipping through
Asus4 D
my fingers all the time [Outro] G Gm Schoolbag in hand D F#m She leaves home in the early morning G Gm Waving goodbye with
D F#m
an absent-minded smile
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