This Is The Only Time We Have Acoustic chords by Ryan Miller

Chords with lyrics

The song follows a pretty common alternating bass strumming pattern.
I find it helpful to play the C/GC/G and FF chords using the following finger positions:

  C/GC/G      FF
e|--0--|o  e|--1--|1
BB|--1--|1  BB|--1--|1
G+G|--0--|o  G+G|--2--|2
D MajorD|--2--|2  D MajorD|--3--|4
A augmentedA|--3--|4  A augmentedA|--3--|3
E MajorE|--3--|3  E MajorE|--x--|x


Verse 1:

C/GC/G     FF      C/GC/G
This is the only time we have
     FF      C/GC/G
There are no more lives left
     FF         C/GC/G
Take the good and take the bad
      G+G      FF
This is the only time we have

Verse 2:

      FF      C/GC/G
This is the only time we have
   FF       C/GC/G
This universe is a grain of sand
     FF         C/GC/G
Take the good and take the bad
      G+G      FF
This is the only time we have


Chorus 1:

A minorAm     C majorC        FF      G+G
I know it’s obvious but I’ve chosen to believe it
A minorAm     C majorC        FF        G+G
I know it’s simple but this choice it is for good
C majorC FF    C majorC G+G    C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Good,   Good,   Goooooood


Verse 3:

      FF      C/GC/G
This is the only time we have
     FF       C/GC/G
There are no more lives left
      FF         C/GC/G
So take the good and take the bad
      G+G      FF
This is the only time we have


Chorus 2:

A minorAm     C majorC      FF      G+G
I know it’s simple but I happen to believe it
A minorAm     C majorC        FF        G+G
I know it’s obvious but the choice it is for good
C majorC FF    C majorC G+G    C majorC FF G+G C majorC