Intro: C, C9, F
C9
Little boy, 6 years old
F
A little too used to bein' alone.
C9
Another new mom and dad,another school,
F
Another house that'll never be home.
Am Em7 F
When people ask him how he likes this place...
(F) Am Em7 F
He looks up and says, with a smile upon his face,
C
"This is my temporary home
Gsus/B
It's not where I belong.
Am Em7 F
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
C G/B
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going.
Am Em7 F
I'm not afraid because I know
Gsus C(9) F
this is my Temporary Home."
C9
Young mom on her own.
F
She needs a little help, got nowhere to go.
C9
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out,
F
Because a half-way house will never be a home.
Am Em7 F
At night she whispers to her baby girl,
Am Em7 F
"Someday we'll find our place here in this world."
C
"This is our temporary home.
Gsus
It's not where we belong.
Am Em7 F
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through.
C G/B
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going.
Am Em7 F
I'm not afraid because I know
G C
this is our Temporary home
G/B, Am, Em7, F
C5
Old man, hospital bed,
F
The room is filled with people he loves.
Am
And he whispers don't cry for me,
Em7 F
I'll see you all someday.
Am7 G F
He looks up and says, "I can see God's face."
C5
"This is my temporary Home
C/B
It's not where I belong.
Am F
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
C G/B
This was just a stop,on the way to where I'm going.
Am Em7 F
I'm not afraid because I know...
Gsus C9 F
this was My temporary home."
C9 F
This is our temporary home.