ABBA - Slipping Through My Fingers: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Slipping Through My Fingers" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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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   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.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C

Guitar chord C

Csus4

Guitar chord Csus4

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

Gm

Guitar chord 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.

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