ABBA - Slipping Through My Fingers: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Slipping Through My Fingers" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Slipping Through My Fingers Guitar Chords and Lyrics by ABBA
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Slipping Through My Fingers" smoothly on your guitar.
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A# A#m/C# Schoolbag in hand F Dm She leaves home in the early morning A# A#m/C# Waving goodbye F Am With an absent-minded smile A# A#m I watch her go F Dm With a surge of that well-known sadness A# Csus4 C F And I have to sit down for a while A# C/E F A The feeling that I'm loosing her forever A# C F And without really entering her world A# C/E F I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter Csus4 C Fsus4 F That funny little girl Chorus: F A#6 F Slipping through my fingers all the time Am Gm I try to capture every minute A# F The feeling in it Csus4 C F Slipping through my fingers all the time F A#6 F Do I really see what's in her mind Am Gm Each time I think I'm close to knowing A# F She keeps on growing Csus4 C F Slipping through my fingers all the time A# A#m/C# Sleep in our eyes F Dm Her and me at the breakfast table A# A#m/C# Barely awake F Am I let precious time go by A# A#m Then when she's gone F Dm There's that odd melancholy feeling A# Csus4 C F And a sense of guilt I can't deny A# C/E F A What happened to the wonderful adventures A# C F The places I had planned for us to go A# C/E F Well some of that we did but most we didn't Csus4 C Fsus4 F And why I just don't know Chorus A# C F A Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture A# C F And save it from the funny tricks of time F/A A# C F Slipping through my finge-e-ers Csus4 C F Slipping through my fingers all the time A# A#m/C# Schoolbag in hand F Dm She leaves home in the early morning A# A#m/C# Waving goodbye F Am With an absent-minded smile. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A#  A#m  C  C#  C Csus4  Dm  E  F  Fsus4  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Slipping Through My Fingers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Slipping Through My Fingers" by ABBA.