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Slipping Through My Fingers

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[Verse 1]
GSchoolbag in hanGmd
She leaves hDome in the eF#marly morning
GWaving gGmoodbye
With an Dabsent-minded smF#mile
GI watch her Gmgo
With a sDurge of that welF#ml-known sadness
GAnd I have to siAt down for a whiDle
[Pre-Chorus]
The Gfeeling that I'm A/C#losing her forDeverF#  
And Gwithout really Aentering her DworldD/F#  
I'm Gglad whenever I A/C#can share her Dlaughter, that Asus4funny little gDsus4irlD  
[Chorus]
Slipping through my fiGngers all the Dtime
I try to cF#mapture every mEminute
The fGeeling iDn it
Slipping through my fAsus4ingers Aall the Dtime
Do I really sGee what's in her Dmind
Each time I F#mthink I'm close to kEmnowing
She keGeps on grDowing
Slipping through my fiAsus4ngers aAll the Dtime
[Verse 2]
GSleep in our eGmyes
Her and Dme at the F#mbreakfast table
GBarely aGmwake
I let Dprecious time go F#mby
GThen when she's gGmone
There's that Dodd melancF#mholy feeling
GAnd a sense of gAuilt I can't deDny
[Pre-Chorus]
What hapGpened to the wA/C#onderful adDventuresF#  
The placGes I had Aplanned for us to Dgo D/F#(slipping through my fingers all the time)
GWell some of that we A/C#did
But most we dDidn't
And Asus4why I just don't Dsus4knowD  
[Chorus]
Slipping through my fiGngers all the Dtime
I try to cF#mapture every mEminute
The fGeeling iDn it
Slipping through my fAsus4ingers Aall the Dtime
Do I really sGee what's in her Dmind
Each time I F#mthink I'm close to kEmnowing
She keGeps on grDowing
Slipping through my fiAsus4ngers aAll the Dtime
[Verse]
GSometimes I wish that I Acould freeze the pDictureF#  
GAnd save it from the fAunny tricks of tDime
SlD/F#ipping through my fGingeArsD  
[Solo]
G D F#m Em G D Asus4 A D
G   D   F#m   Em   G   DSlipping through my Asus4fingers all the Dtime
[Outro]
GSchoolbag in hGmand
She leaves hDome in the F#mearly morning
GWaving gGmoodbye with an aDbsent-minded F#msmile
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The story behind the song

This song beautifully captures a mother's poignant reflection on the swift passage of time as her daughter grows up and heads off to school. It's a feeling of regret for the moments missed and the realization of how quickly childhood slips away, inspired by the songwriters' own daughter. The lyrics, sung with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog, delve into the bittersweet experience of watching a child mature. It plays like a tender, introspective look at the fleeting nature of time and parenthood.

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