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