ABBA - Slipping Through My Fingers: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Slipping Through My Fingers" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Slipping Through My Fingers ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele 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 ukulele.

   A#          A#m  
Schoolbag in hand
            F          Dm
She leaves home in the early morning
A#           A#m  
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            F    A
The feeling that I'm loosing her forever
     A#            C             F
And without really entering her world
      A#           C               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  
Sleep in our eyes
         F          Dm
Her and me at the breakfast table
A#        A#m  
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          F       A
What happened to the wonderful adventures
      A#           C                F
The places I had planned for us to go
      A#               C              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#   C F
Slipping through my finge-e-ers

                     Csus4  C        F
Slipping through my fingers all the time

   A#          A#m  
Schoolbag in hand
            F          Dm
She leaves home in the early morning
A#           A#m  
Waving goodbye
        F               Am
With an absent-minded smile.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

C

Ukulele chord C

Csus4

Ukulele chord Csus4

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

Fsus4

Ukulele chord Fsus4

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Slipping Through My Fingers" by ABBA.

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