C                G          C
I reached out my arms and I touched you,
                  G              C
with soft words I whispered your name.
C         C7           F          C
I had you right on the tips of my fingers,
                D          G
but that was as close as I came.


   C          G         C
My eyes had a vision of sweet lips, yielding
  G        C
beneath my command.
C          C7          F          C
I had your love on the tips of my fingers,
                  F                C
but I let it slip right through my hands.
                  F                C
But I let it slip right through my hands.


G                      F        C
Somebody took you when I wasn't looking.
                                 G
And I should have known from the start.
            C          C7           F
That it's a long, long way from the tips of my
C                          F            C
fingers to the love hidden deep in your heart.
                   F            C
To the love hidden deep in your heart.
(Repeat once)


[Outro]
C         C7           F          C
I had you right on the tips of my fingers,
                   F                C
but I let you slip right through my hands.
                    F                C
Yes, I let you slip right through my hands.

C           C7          F          C
I held your love on the tips of my fingers,