G                           D                     Em
'Cause it only breaks my heart, to see you goin through this to see you goin
         Cm                                  G                        Cm
through this and there's nothing that I can do and it only breaks my heart,
                        G                              D
you don't have to do this I've got nothing to hold on to
 
 
                 Em                                  Cm
'Cause you keep slipping away, a little bit more everyday now feels like I'm
             G                          D                         Em
running in place you keep slipping away away just when I get you alone it
                     Cm                                       G
feels like I'm on my own like the tears running down on your face you keep 
             D                       Em
slipping away away, you keep slipping away 
 
                     Cm                           G                      D
And it only makes me sad I think we almost made it, girl we almost made it
                    Em                     Cm                      G
you know as well as I and I take you in my arms, pull you close to me but 
                D
every time I try 
 
                  Em                     Cm
You keep slipping away a little bit more every day now feels like I'm running
    G                           D                         Em
in place You keep slipping away away just when I get you alone it feels like 
          Cm                                        G                      D
I'm on my own like the tears running down on your face you keep slipping away
                     Em
away you keep slipping away 
 
 
         Cm                    G                D                      Em
Should I give up? should I let go? my mind says yes but my heart says no, my
           Cm                G     D
heart says no, my heart says no 
 
                 Em                              Cm
'Cause you keep slipping away, a little bit more every day now feels like I'm
           G                            D
running in place you keep slipping away away cause you keep slipping away (oooh you you) 
 
                         Em                      Cm
'Cause you keep slipping away, a little bit more every day now feels like I'm
           G                             D                        Em
running in place you keep slipping away away just when I get you alone, feels
               Cm                                       G
like I'm on my own like the tears running down on your face you keep slipping
   D                          Em      Cm
away away you keep slipping away
                         G
 (you keep slipping away)