Slip On By

	  		

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Early morning by the riverside, 
        Em7 
Saw an old man waiting for a bite, 
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We started talking and he took me back in time. 
        
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He said I was young, and thought I'd always be, 
        Em7 
Then I woke up, now I'm 83 
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There's so much I missed, oh how I wish 
            Em7 
I could get back all that time I wasted. 



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I see the tears of a young bride 
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The morning that we had our first fight. 
                    Em7 
I should've held her tight. 
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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, 
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Don't let it slip on by. 


verse 2 

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Well, he looked up, tears in his eyes. 
Em7 
Said I'm not sure if you were looking for advice. 
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There's just something about you that reminds me of me. 

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It ain't easy always looking back, 
      Em7 
But it seems these days that it's all I have. 
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What hurts me the most is knowing what could have been, 
         Em7 
And if I listen real close sometimes I can 


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Hear the sound of my little boy 
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Saying, daddy can you please come play with me? 
              Em7 
But I was too busy. 
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Then one day, my baby grew up and went to war. 
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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, 
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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. 
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Just to let her know... 

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That I need her, 
       Em7 
That I love her, 
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That I'm never gonna let another moment like this slip on by. 
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Don't let it slip on by. 

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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, 
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Don't let it slip on by. 
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Don't let it slip on by.