​Verse 1​ 
 
D                    G                D                     
Today I sit, singing songs and saying amen, 
       G             D               E7        A 
saying goodbye to an old friend, who seemed so young, 
         D     G   D             G               D 
well, he spent his life, working hard to chase a dollar, 
        G           D           A                     D 
putting off until tomorrow, the things he should have done, 
 
​Verse 2​ 
 
D 
It made me stop and think, 
           G              D 
what's the hurry, why the running, 
        G               D             E7        A 
I don't like what I'm becoming, gonna change my style, 
D    G  D             G               D         
take my time, and not take it all for granted, cause we're, 
G    D          A      D 
Only here for a little while. 
 
​Chorus​ 
 
D 
Gonna hold who needs holding, 
G               D        G               D 
mend what needs mending, walk what needs walking, 
          D        E7    A 
though it means an extra mile, 
D                        G              D 
pray what needs praying, say what needs saying, 
             G    D          A       D 
'cause we're only here for a little while. 
 
​Verse 3​ 
 
       E               A           E 
Let me love, like I'll never see tomorrow, 
           A                  E 
treat each day as though it's borrowed, 
          F#7           B   
like it's precious as a child, 
               E    A  E 
Oohh, will you take my hand, 
       A                 E 
let us reach out to each other, 'cause we're, 
A    E          B       E 
Only here for a little while. 
 
​Chorus​ 
 
E 
Gonna hold who needs holding, 
A               E        A               E 
mend what needs mending, walk what needs walking, 
          E        F#7   B 
though it means an extra mile, 
E                        A              E 
pray what needs praying, say what needs saying, 
             A    E          B       E 
'cause we're only here for a little while.