JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Temporary Home" merupakan sebuah lagu ballad country karya Carrie Underwood.
Lagu ini dirilis sebagai singel kedua dari album berjudul Play On pada 2009.
Carrie mengatakan bahwa ia terinspirasi dari sebuah buku berjudul The Purpose Driven Life karya Rick Warren yang mengatakan bahwa dunia ini hanyalah rumah sementara.
Singel ini berhasil masuk nominasi Grammy Awards untuk kategori Best Female Country Vocal Performance, namun harus kalah dari singel milik Miranda Lambert berjudul "The House That Built Me".
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Simak lirik dan chord lagu dari Carrie Underwood berjudul "Temporary Home" di bawah ini.
[Verse]
C
Little boy, 6 years old
F
A little too used to bein' alone
C
Another new mom and dad, another school
F
Another house that'll never be home
Am
When people ask him
G F
how he likes this place
Am G F
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face
[Chorus]
C
This is my temporary home
G
It's not where I belong
Am G F
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
C G
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
Am G F
I'm not afraid because I know
G C F
this is my temporary home
[Verse 2]
C
Young mom on her own
F
She needs a little help got nowhere to go.
C
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
F
Because a half-way house will never be a home
Am
At night she whispers
G F
to her baby girl:
Am
Someday we'll find a
G F
place here in this world
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[Verse 3]
C
Old man, hospital bed
F
The room is filled with people he loves
Am
And he whispers don't cry for me
G F
I'll see you all someday
Am G F
He looks up and says "I can see God's face."
[Chorus/Outro]
C
This is my temporary home
G
It's not where I belong
Am F
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
C G
This was just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
Am G F
I'm not afraid because I know
G C F
this was my temporary home
C F
This is our temporary home