Declan McKenna - 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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C            Cm                G           Bm
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early
morning
C       Cm             G              Bm
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
C           Cm         G             Bm
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known
sadness
C              D              G
And I have to sit down for a while

C                     D            G   B
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
C                  D             G
And without really entering her world
C                 D            G
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
D                  G
That funny little girl

Chorus:
G                    C               G
Slipping through my fingers all the time
         Bm            Am
I try to capture every minute
C           G
The feeling in it
G                    D               G
Slipping through my fingers all the time
             C                 G
Do I really see what's in her mind?
             Bm                 Am
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
     C         G
She keeps on growing
                     D               G
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that
old melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny

What happened to our wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go?
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't
And why, I just don't know

Chorus:
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time

C                     D                   G      Bm
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
     C                D               G
And save it from the funny tricks of time

Slipping through my fingers
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early
morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

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 Declan McKenna.