D         Dm           G          D
(I had you right on the tips of my fingers)
 G                  D
(ooooo-ooooo-oooooo-ooooo)



(Verse 1)
D                A          D
I reached out my arms and I touched you,
                  A              D
with soft words I whispered your name.
D         Dm    D      G          D
I had you right on the tips of my fingers,
                E          A
but that was as close as I came.



(Verse 2)
   D          A         D
My eyes had a vision of sweet lips, yielding
  A        D
beneath my command.
D          Dm   D      G          D
I had your love on the tips of my fingers,
                  A                D
but I let it slip right through my hands.
                  G                D
But I let it slip right through my hands.


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



(Outro)
D         Dm    D      G          D
I had you right on the tips of my fingers,
                   A                D
but I let you slip right through my hands.
                    G                D
Yes, I let you slip right through my hands.