Jack White - Temporary Ground: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Temporary Ground" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      A
On a floating lily island
       D            G
Moving over slowly sideways
          A
Rest the temporary creatures
         F             E
Spending all of their days

Waitin' for the floor to
Buckle down below their belts
Crashin' into yet another
Driftin' continental shelf

Chorus:
F
Moving without motion
A
Screaming without sound
          D
Across an open ocean
F               A#         A
Lying there on temporary ground - x2

The old explorers had it easy
They discovered nothin' new
But returned on home with answers
Of sad existence clues

All the creatures have it hard now
Nothin' but God is left to know
And while He left us all here hangin'
With an illusion of a home

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Temporary Ground" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Temporary Ground" by Jack White.