Declan McKenna - Slipping through my fingers

^CSchoolbag in ^Cmhand, she leaves ^Ghome in the ^Bmearly morning ^CWaving ^Cmgoodbye with an ^Gabsent-minded ^Bmsmile ^CI watch her ^Cmgo with a ^Gsurge of that ^Bmwell-known sadness ^CAnd I have to ^Dsit down for a ^Gwhile

^CThe feeling that I'm ^Dlosing her^G forever^{B C}And without really ^Dentering her ^Gworld ^{B C}I'm glad whenever ^DI can share ^Gher laughter ^DThat funny little ^Ggirl

^GSlipping through my ^Cfingers all the ^Gtime I try to ^Bmcapture every ^Amminute ^CThe feeling ^Gin it ^GSlipping through my ^Dfingers all the ^Gtime Do I really ^Csee what's in her ^Gmind? Each time I ^Bmthink I'm close to ^Amknowing She ^Ckeeps on ^Ggrowing Slipping through my ^Dfingers all the ^Gtime

^CSleep in our ^Cmeyes, her and ^Gme at the ^Bmbreakfast table ^CBarely^Cm awake, I let ^Gprecious time go ^Bmby ^CThen when she's ^Cmgone, there's that ^Godd melanc^Bmholy feeling And a ^Csense of guil^Dt I can't ^Gdeny

^CWhat happened to the^D wonderful^G adventures ^{B C}The places I had ^Dplanned for us ^Gto go? ^B (Slipping through my fingers all the time) ^CWell, some of that we ^Ddid but most we ^Gdidn't ^DAnd why? I just don't ^Gknow

^GSlipping through my ^Cfingers all the ^Gtime I try to ^Bmcapture every^Am minute ^CThe feeling ^Gin it Slipping through my ^Dfingers all the ^Gtime Do I really ^Csee what's in her^G mind? Each time I ^Bmthink I'm close to ^Amknowing ^CShe keeps on ^Ggrowing Slipping through my ^Dfingers all the ^Gtime

^CSometimes I wish that ^DI could freeze the ^Gpicture And ^Csave it from the ^Cm6funny tricks of ^Gtime ^B Slipping through my fi^Bm7/Dngers

^CSchoolbag in ^Cmhand, she leaves ^Ghome in the early mo^Brning ^CWaving ^Cmgoodbye with an ^Emabsent-minded sm^Bmile