Bb  Gm  
Dm Eb F


[Verse 1]
  Bb                    Eb
I met a grandfather and all of his children 
    F                     Bb
And as we were talking, a tear filled his eye. 
   Bb                    Eb  
He smiled at my child; I handed her to him 
     F                   Bb
And just for a moment he went back in time.


[Verse 2]
      Bb                    Eb
He remembered the dreams of having a family, 
   F                      Bb
Of holding the ones that God sent his way. 
    Bb                          Eb
The joy they would bring him to make his heart larger. 
     F                        Eb     F
Then he looked in my eyes and said: 


[Chorus]
Bb                  Gm
Turn around slowly. Time is a racer. 
    Dm                        Eb          F       
The wink of an eye takes you from here to there. 
Bb                      Gm
Turn around slowly, and treasure your days here. 
Dm             Eb          F          Bb
These precious moments may come to be rare. 


[Instramental]
Bb  Gm  
Dm Eb F


[Verse 3]
      Bb                 Eb
In a flash, he discovered my foolish wishes. 
  F                          Eb          F
I wished she was walking and talking and more. 
    Bb                  Eb  
But why hurry what will pass me so quickly? 
Eb                    F
I should be longer to linger. 


[Chorus]
Bb                  Gm
Turn around slowly. Time is a racer. 
    Dm                        Eb          F       
The wink of an eye takes you from here to there. 
Bb                      Gm
Turn around slowly, and treasure your days here. 
Dm             Eb          F          Gm
These precious moments may come to be rare. 


[Bridge]
Ab                        Eb               
Held in his arms my child turned back to me 
Ab                    Eb
As if to say, "Listen well." 
           Bb                     F
She said, "Look at me, Daddy, and love me this moment; 
     Ab                    Eb     F
This moment is all that we have." 


[Chorus]
N.C.
She said 
Bb                  Gm
Turn around slowly. Time is a racer. 
    Dm                        Eb          F       
The wink of an eye takes you from here to there. 
Bb                      Gm
Turn around slowly, and treasure your days here. 

[Tag]
Dm             Eb          F          Gm
These precious moments may come to be rare.
Dm             Eb          F          Bb
These precious moments may come to be rare.

[Outro]
Bb  Gm  
Dm Eb F