Slip On By Cifras

Chords: D Bm7 G Em7 Asus C D/F#
 
       D
Early morning by the riverside,
        Bm7
Saw an old man waiting for a bite
G                                           Em7
We started talking and he took me back in time
 
          D
He said I was young, and thought I'd always be,
        Bm7
Then I woke up, now I'm 83
           G
There's so much I missed, oh how I wish
              Em7
I could get back all that time I wasted.
 
[Chorus]
D
I see the tears of a young bride
Em7                               G
The morning that we had our first fight.
                   Asus
I should've held her tight.
D
And on the day that my momma died,
Em7                                  G
I hung up the phone and never said goodbye.
 
Don't let it slip on,
Asus
Don't let it slip on,
                     D
Don't let it slip on by.
 
[Verse 2]
         D
Well, he looked up, tears in his eyes.
Bm7
Said I'm not sure if you were looking for advice.
               G                                             Em7
There's just something about you that reminds me of me.
 
         D
It ain't easy always looking back,
      Bm7
But it seems these days that it's all I have.
     G
What hurts me the most is knowing what could have been,
         Em7
And if I listen real close sometimes I can
 
[Chorus]
D
Hear the sound of my little boy
Em7                                           G
Saying, daddy can you please come play with me?
              Asus
But I was too busy.
               D
Then one day, my baby grew up and went to war.
Em7                                               G
I never thought he'd be gone in the blink of an eye.
 
So don't let it slip on,
Asus
Don't let it slip on,
                     D
Don't let it slip on by.
 
[Bridge]
 D                    Em7
I shook the old man's hand and I thanked him.
            D/F#                    G
And I drove home as fast as I could go.
                C Em7
Just to let her know...
 
D
That I need her,
       Bm7
That I love her,
         G                                         Asus
That I'm never gonna let another moment like this slip on by.
                     D
Don't let it slip on by.
 
D
We're only here for a little while,
Em7                             G
And God gives us only so much precious time.
 
So don't let it slip on,
Asus
Don't let it slip on,
                     D            Em7
Don't let it slip on by.
                     G            Asus
Don't let it slip on by.
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