Ben Platt – Temporary Love Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Ben Platt – Temporary Love Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsAbCmBbEbBb/DFmEb/GG/B

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This is the chord progression of Ben Platt by Ben Platt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Ab Cm Bb Eb
Ab Cm Bb Eb

[Verse 1]
Cm             Bb/D          Eb
You’re afraid to need someone
Ab
‘Cause you’ve been burned,
Cm                               Bb
you’ve been burned, you’ve been burned
Cm             Bb/D             Eb
Love is good until it’s gone
Ab
That’s what you’ve learned,
Cm                                                 Bb
what you’ve learned, what you’ve learned

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[Pre-Chorus]
Cm
You don’t have to hide your love away and
Eb
I know that I’m gonna make mistakes, but
Bb
Leaning on somebody isn’t easy
Ab
I’ll do what I can to make you see that

[Chorus]
Cm                   Ab             Eb
This is not a temporary love
Eb             Ab                   Cm
This is not a temporary love
Ab                   Eb                         Bb                         Cm
Now your heart is in my hands, I won’t give it up
Ab       Cm       Bb       Eb
This is not a temporary love

[Verse 2]
Cm                   Bb/D                   Eb
You may not think I know the difference
Ab Cm Bb
But I do, but I do, but I do
Cm Bb/D Eb
I feel the gravity between us
Ab Cm Bb
And you can too, you can too, you can too

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[Pre-Chorus]
Cm
We don’t have to hide our love away and
Eb
Both of us are gonna make mistakes ’cause
Bb
Leaning on somebody’s never easy
Ab
But look at me and tell me you don’t see that

[Chorus]
Cm Ab Eb
This is not a temporary love
Eb Ab Cm
No, this is not a temporary love
Ab Eb Bb Cm
Now your heart is in my hands, I won’t give it up
Ab Cm Bb Eb
This is not a temporary love

[Bridge]
Ab Cm Bb Eb
Woah Noo
Ab Cm Bb Eb
Woa-oa-ooh
Fm Eb Bb Fm Eb Bb
When the world around is caving in
Fm Eb Bb
And the winds, well, they keep on changing
Take my hand and let it spin
Eb/G Ab
We’ll hold still

[Chorus]
Cm Ab Eb
This is not a temporary love
Cm Ab Eb
No, This is not a temporary love
Ab Eb Bb G/B Cm
Now my heart is in your hands, please don’t give it up
Ab Cm Bb Eb
This is not a temporary love
Ab Cm Ab Eb
This is not a temporary love
Ab Cm Bb Eb
No, This is not a temporary love
Ab Cm Ab Eb
Now your heart is in my hands, please don’t give it up
Ab Cm Bb Eb
This is not a temporary love

[Outro]
Cm Ab Eb
This is not a temporary love
Ab Cm Bb Eb
Ab Cm Bb Eb

How to play Temporary Love: key, chords and progression

Temporary Love by Ben Platt sits in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭), and you need 8 chords to play it: Ab, Cm, Bb, Eb, Bb/D, Fm, Eb/G and G/B.

Listen for Ab – Cm – Bb – Eb (IV – vi – V – I in E♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F, Am, G, C, Dm, E (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Temporary Love chords: questions

What key is Temporary Love in?

Temporary Love by Ben Platt is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Temporary Love?

Temporary Love uses 8 chords: Ab, Cm, Bb, Eb, Bb/D, Fm, Eb/G, G/B.

What is the chord progression of Temporary Love?

The main progression is Ab – Cm – Bb – Eb (IV – vi – V – I).

Is Temporary Love easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes F, Am, G, C, Dm, E (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo).

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