(Eb)Some day,
(Ab)some day
you’ll re al (Eb)ize that you’ve been (Eb7)blind.
Yes, (Ab)dar ling, you’re go ing to need me a gain;
it’s just a mat ter of (Bb7)time.
(Eb)Go on,
(Ab)go on
un til you (Eb)reach the end of the (Eb7)line.
But (Ab)I know
you’ll pass this way a gain;
it’s just a (Bb7)mat ter of (Eb)time.
Af ter I (Ab)gave you
ev ’ry (Abm)thing I had, you (Eb)laughed and called me a (Eb7)clown.
Re mem ber (Ab)in your search for (Abm)for tune and fame, what (F9)goes up
must come (Bb7)down.
(Eb)I know,
(Ab)I know
that (Eb)one day you’ll wake up and (Eb7)find
that (Ab)my love
was a true love;
it’s just a (Bb7)mat ter of (Eb)time.
(Eb)Some day,
(Ab)some day
you’ll re al (Eb)ize that you’ve been (Eb7)blind.
Yes, (Ab)dar ling,
you’re go ing to need me a gain;
it’s just a mat ter of (Bb7)time.
(Eb)Go on,
(Ab)go on
un til you (Eb)reach the end of the (Eb7)line.
But (Ab)I know
you’ll pass this way a gain;
it’s just a (Bb7)mat ter of (Eb)time.
Af ter I (Ab)gave you
ev ’ry (Abm)thing I had, you (Eb)laughed and called me a (Eb7)clown.
Re mem ber (Ab)in your search for (Abm)for tune and fame, what (F9)goes up
must come (Bb7)down.
(Eb)I know,
(Ab)I know
that (Eb)one day you’ll wake up and (Eb7)find
that (Ab)my love
was a true love;
it’s just a (Bb7)mat ter of (Eb)time.
(Eb)time.
This page shows “It's Just A Matter Of Time” by Brook Benton in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Ab at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.