Chord Finding Favour Slip On By Ukulele Versi 1

Slip On By
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Chords: D , Em7 , G , Em7

D
Early morning by the riverside,
Em7
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,
Em7
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.
Em7
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,
Em7
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.
Em7
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,
Em7
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?
Em7
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,
Em7
Don't let it slip on,
D
Don't let it slip on by.


Bridge
Em7 G
I shook the old man's hand and I thanked him.
Em7 G
And I drove home as fast as I could go.
D
Just to let her know...

D
That I need her,
Em7
That I love her,
G Em7
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,
Em7
Don't let it slip on,
D Em7
Don't let it slip on by.
G Em7
Don't let it slip on by.