
Only Here For A Little While
Billy Dean
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Tom: D
D
[Verse 1]
D G D
Today I stood singin' songs and sayin' Amen
D G D E7 A7
Saying goodbye to an old friend who seemed so young
A7 D G D G D
Well he spent his life workin' hard to chase the dollar
D G D A D
Putting off until tomorrow the things he should have done
D G D
It made me stop and think "What's the hurry, why the runnin'?
D G D E7 A7
I don't like what I'm becoming, gonna change my style
D G D G D
Take my time and I take it all for granted"
[Refrão]
D G D A7 D
Cause we're only here for a little while
[Chorus]
D
I'm gonna hold who needs holdin'
G D
Mend what needs mendin'
G D
Walk what needs walkin'
D E7 A7
Though it means an extra mile
D
Pray what needs prayin'
[Próxima Parte]
G D
Say what needs sayin'
D G D A7 D
Cause we're only here for a little while
[Instrumental]
D G D G D E7 A7 D G D G D A D
[Verse 2]
E A E
Let me love like I'll never see tomorrow
E A E
Treat each day as though it's borrowed
E F#7 B7
Like it's precious as a child
B7 E A E A E
Whoa, take my hand let us reach out to each other
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
A E
Say what needs sayin'
[Próxima Parte]
A E
Say what needs sayin'
E A E B7 E
Cause we're only here for a little while
[Outro]
E A E
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