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πΈ Verse 1:
G Gm D
I missed the turn on the street
F#m G Gm D
Where you lived and now I'm crying here in the car
G Gm D F#m G
I know these houses and yards like the back of my hand so
G Gm D
Why do I feel so lost?
πΈ Chorus:
G D
You're slipping through my fingers all the time
F#m Em
I try to capture every minute
G D A D
The feeling in it, slipping through my fingers all the time
πΈ Verse 2:
G Gm D
I wanna scream but I don't
F#m G Gm D
I just sit here watching school busses stop at the light
G
I wish I left this city in my memory
Gm D
Why did I come back, what did I think I'd see?
F#m G
Trapped inside a picture I don't wanna be
Gm D
Was this ever mine?
πΈ Chorus:
G D
You're slipping through my fingers all the time
F#m Em
I try to capture every minute
N/C D D/A D
The feeling in it, slipping through my fingers all the time
πΈ Bridge:
G Gm D
Flowers in the cracks in the sidewalk
F#m G
Leading to a rock in the ground with your name
Gm D
Say a couple words but I can't hear myself talk
N/C G
Someone small in the grave
Gm
Yeah
I think this is a mistake
D F#m
I don't wanna think of you this way
G Gm
I can feel my memories melting
D N/C G
Like someone's pouring gasoline on a birthday cake
Gm D
Who's living in my old bedroom?
F#m G
Who's got locker number 142?
Gm D
Why does it feel like I'm getting run through?
N/C G
Every time I come through, everything we did
Gm D
Does it even matter, was it even real?
F#m
Did it even happen?
G Gm
Tell me why it feels like I'm stuck in a bad dream
N/C
Tell me it's a bad dream
πΈ Chorus:
G D
You're slipping through my fingers all the time
F#m Em
I try to capture every minute
G D D/A Bm
The feeling in it, slipping through my fingers all the time
πΈ Outro:
G Gm F#m G G/A D D/A D
Song History
Published: May 14, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025