Its Only Temporary chords by Harley Poe

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Chords:
A: switch between 002220 for down strum and 002221 for up strum in the Instrumental Parts
(strumming pattern: d d _ d u d)


Intro:
B minorBm  B minorBm  G+G  B minorBm
D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G F#F#


Verse 1:
B minorBm
What I thought was love has me falling apart
G+G                 B minorBm
Don't know if I can heal from this broken heart
D MajorD               A augmentedA        B minorBm   G+G F#F#
Didn't think my partner would ever give up on me
B minorBm
Guess I made it hard when I wouldn't give in
    G+G               B minorBm
Looking back on all my selfishness and all my sin
D MajorD                   A augmentedA           F#F#
You were drowning in the darkness that made it so I couldn't see
      G+G            D MajorD
I wanna go back to the days when I wasn't afraid
   A augmentedA                B minorBm
The good life with my friend and the family we made
G+G             D MajorD         F#F#
There was once a time when everything seemed alright

Chorus:
      G+G           D MajorD
So take me back to the time when I was a boy
    A augmentedA            B minorBm
Before innocence was lost and released its joy
   G+G         F#F#            B minorBm    G+G G MajorG
But that was all in the past and it was only temporary

Instrumental:

2x
B minorBm  B minorBm  G+G  B minorBm
D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G F#F#


Verse 2:
B minorBm
Now I gotta move, I gotta play my part
G+G              B minorBm
Focus on my children and my music and art
D MajorD             A augmentedA          B minorBm   G+G F#F#
Life ain't gonna stop and wait for a shit like me
B minorBm
Learn from my regrets and I'll try to be
 G+G             B minorBm
A augmentedA good man working hard with integrity
  D MajorD              A augmentedA             F#F#
I'm changing my perspective and that's what's gonna set me free
       G+G           D MajorD
I wanna look now to the world that I'm living in
     A augmentedA              B minorBm
Time to stand up on my own and it's time to begin
   G+G         D MajorD         F#F#
I'm only bound by the limits I set for myself

Chorus:
       G+G           D MajorD
I gotta have hope for the future no matter the case
     A augmentedA               B minorBm
Looking forward with my dreams until I reach that place
  G+G          F# minorF#m
It doesn't matter if I fail
F#m*          B minorBm     G+G A augmentedA
Cause life is only temporary

Bridge:
A augmentedA              D MajorD
And why do I have to do this on my own
 A augmentedA              D MajorD
I cry, lord why don't you just take me home
           F#F#
Could you hand me the instructions please
             B minorBm
I've been pleading to you on my knees
           E MajorE
Yeah you just tell me what to do
      A augmentedA    G+G   F#F#    N.C.
I'll do my best to follow through (bam)

Instrumental:
 (Aaahhh-aah-ahhhh-ah...)

B minorBm  B minorBm  G+G  B minorBm
D MajorD  A augmentedA  B minorBm  G+G F#F#

B minorBm  B minorBm  G+G  B minorBm
D MajorD  A augmentedA  F#F#  G+G F#F#

Chorus:
       G+G          D MajorD
I wanna look back on my life and let it all go
     A augmentedA              B minorBm
Death is coming for us all but we'll never know
G+G              D MajorD          F#F#
When he's gonna catch us and take us to the other side
       G+G            D MajorD
I wanna have faith that I loved and I did my best
A augmentedA           B minorBm
Give me open arms or eternal rest

Outro:
   G+G           F#F#  E MajorE
But I know that day is gonna come
 G+G           F#F#  G+G
I know that day is gonna come
             F#F#
I know that day is gonna come
F#*           Bm~
Cause life is only temporary


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| * muted
| ~ let ring out

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