Only a Matter of Time Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][G]
[Am][G][D][F][Am]
[F][G][Am]
[G][Bb][G][Am][F]
[Am][D][Dm]
[F][Am][F][Am]
[F][Bb][F][Am]
[G][F][G]
[Am][G][D][F][Am]
[G][F][G][Am]
[G][Bb][Gm][Am][E][F][Dm]
[D][Am][E][F][D]
A [Am]suited [A]man [E]smiled [Em]said:

[Verse 1]
[F]
"It's just a [D]matter [Am]of time[E][F]
[D]You can have the [Am]world
at your [Em]feet
By tomor[F]row
Just [G]sign on this [Am]line."[F][Dm][D]
[Am]Hold tight, [Em]limelight!
Ap[F]proaching the paramoun[Bb]t
With the [Am]sun in our eyes
[Em]Fearing fami[F]ly ties, legalize,
[D]Compromise

[Verse 2]
In a [Dm]dimly lit room with a stool [C]as his
Stage
A [Bb]dream-stricken prince prince
[F]of a [Bb]pau per's
Descent
Haunts the eavesdropping silence
That presses [G#]his window
[Bb]As he sw[F]eats a performance
To an [Eb]audience that ticks on the wall
[Bb]To the

[Verse 3]
[A]practical ob[E]server[F]
It's just a [D]matter [Am]of time[F]
[D]"You can devi[Am]ate from the com-
[F]Monplace
Only to [D]fall back in [Am]line."[F]
[D]I und[Am]erstand mine's a risky pla[F]n
And your system can't [Bb]miss
But is se[Am]curity after [E]all a [Em]cause
Or [F]symptom of [D]happiness?
[Dm][C]

[Interlude 1]
[Bb][F]
[Bb][G#][Fm]
[Eb]
[F]
[Dm]Brave, yet afraid,

[Verse 4]
his eyes on horizon
In a [C]steady-set gaze
gaze
A mar[Bb]iner soon [C]from an [Bb]open cocoon
Takes a moment to summon
his [G#]courage
To stifle his [Fm]grave
apprehension and
[Eb]Trembling, approaches the [Bb]surf[Eb][Bb][Eb][Abm]
[Eb][F#][D#][F#][C#m][F#][C#m]
[A#dim][D#][Ab][Abm][Eb]
[E][Gb][Eb]
[Ab][Absus4]
[Ab]
[Absus4][Ab][Absus4]
[Ab][A][E][F][Dm][D][Am][A]
[E][F][Dm]
[D]A father's [Dm]benedic
[Am]tion [F]as [Dm]his hop[G]eful
Son departs
To [Em]brave the sea of [E]rage and [F]conquer

[Verse 5]
At all costs
[Dm]Lingers [D]in his memory
And [Dm]visions still sur[F]viving [Dm]in a l[G]ogic-
Proof shell
That [Em]should have been held sacred,
[F]safe
And hidden well
Are [Dm]comprom[D]ised in usury
[Am]With every rising sun that [G]yields no
Sight of land
The hesit[Em]ation cultivates [F]within the
Tired man
And [D]rumors spread of mutiny
[Am]And though the time will come when
[G]Dream and day unite
Tonight the only [Em]consolation [F]causing
Him to fight
In [Dm]fearless [D]faith in destiny
[Dm][G][Dm][G]

[Interlude 2]
[C]
[F][Bb][G#][Eb]
[F][D][Dm][C][F][C][F]
[Gm][Bb][Bbm][Ab]

[Verse 6]
Even when [Absus4]plans fall to pieces
[Ab]I can still find the courage
With promise I've found in my faith
[Absus4][Ab][Eb][Gb][Db]
[Ab][Eb][Gb][Db]

[Verse 7]
[Ab]Likely or not, it's a dream that we keep
And at odds with [Gb]our senses we'll [Ab]climb
But if faith is the answer, we're
already
Reached it
And if spirit's a sign
[Ab]Then it's only [Eb]a matter [Gb]of[Db]
[Ab]time[Eb]

[Outro 1]
[F#][C#][C][D][C][F]
[C][F][G#]
[G#]
[G#][C][D][Eb][F][C]
[Bb][F][C][Em][D]
[Eb][F][C][D][Eb][F]
[C][C]
[C][C]