G C G
I reached out my arms and I touched you
C G
With soft words I whispered your name
G7 C G
I held your love on the tips of my fingers
A7 D7
But that was as close as I came
[Verse 2]
G C G
My eyes had a vision of sweetness
C G
Yielding beneath my command
G7 C G
I held you right on the tips of my fingers
C G
But I let you slip right through my hands
C G
Yes I let you slip right through my hands
[Verse 3]
D7 C G
Somebody took you when I wasn't looking
D7
I should have known from the start
G G7 C G
It's a long long way from the tips of my fingers
C G
To the love hidden deep in your heart
C G
To the love hidden deep in my heart
[Verse 4]
G7 C G
I held you love on the tips of my fingers
C G
But I let you slip right through my hands
D7 G
Yes I let you slip right through hands
C G
I held your love on the tips of my fingers
