Slip On By

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Early morning by the riverside,
        Em7
Saw an old man waiting for a bite,
G                                 
We started talking and he took me 
        Em7
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
           G
There's so much I missed, oh how I 
wish
            Em7
I could get back all that time I 
wasted.


Chorus:
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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.
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And on the day that my momma died,
Em7                                
I hung up the phone and never said 
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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.


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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 
                   Em7
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                               
Saying, daddy can you please come 
          G
play with me?
              Em7
But I was too busy.
               D
Then one day, my baby grew up and 
went to war.
Em7                               
I never thought he'd be gone in 
              G
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       
I shook the old man's hand and I 
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thanked him.
            Em7                    
And I drove home as fast as I could
 G
 go.
                D
Just to let her know...

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

D
We're only here for a little while,
Em7                         
And God gives us only so much 
  G
precious time.

So don't let it slip on,
Em7
Don't let it slip on,
                     D            
Don't let it slip on by.
Em7

                     G            
Don't let it slip on by.
Em7