Alan Jackson – Where Were You chords

Intro:

C

Verse:

C    Where were you when the world stopped turning,
G                     C      On that September day?
     CWere you in the Yard with your wife and children,
   G                          COr working on some stage in L.A?
        FDid you stand there in shock
       CAt the sight of that black smoke
F                        CRising against that blue sky?
         FDid you shout out in anger
   CIn fear for your neighbor,
   Am                        F        GOr did you just sit down and cry?

        CDid you weep for the children, they lost their dear loved ones,
    G                           CAnd pray for the ones who don't know?
          CDid you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
    G                       CAnd sob for the ones left below?
        FDid you burst out with pride
         CFor the Red, White, and Blue
        FAnd the heroes who died
      Cjust doing what they do?
        F                     CDid you look up to heaven for some kind of answer,
    Am                    F                     GAnd look at your self and what really matters?

Chorus:

F                    CI'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a
F              CReal political man
        F            CI watch CNN, But I'm not sure I can tell you
    Am                      FThe difference in Iraq and Iran.
    F                CBut I know Jesus and I talk to God
        F                           CAnd I remember this from when I was young
F                              CFaith, Hope and Love, are some good things he gave us
G                       F         G    And the greatest is love.

Verse 2:

C    Where were you when the world stopped turning
G                   C  On that September day?
CTeaching a class full of innocent children
   G                           COr driving down some cold interstate?
    F                     CDid you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
     F                         CIn a crowded room did you feel alone?
        FDid you call up your mother
    CAnd tell you loved her?
        Am                     F          GDid you dust off that Bible at home?

        CDid you open you eyes and hope it never happened
G                             CClose your eyes and not go to sleep?
        CDid you notice the sunset for the first time in ages
    G                             CAnd speak to some stranger on the street?
        F                     CDid you lay down at night and think of tomorrow?
F                    CGo out and buy you a gun?
        F                         CDid you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
    Am                    F        And turn on I Love Lucy reruns?

Bridge:

         F                      CDid you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers
F                              CStand inline and give your own blood?
        FDid you just stay home
          CAnd cling tight to your family,
      Am                      FThank God you had somebody to love?

Chorus x2:

F                    CI'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a
F              CReal political man
        F            CI watch CNN, But I'm not sure I can tell you
    Am                      FThe difference in Iraq and Iran.
    F                CBut I know Jesus and I talk to God
        F                           CAnd I remember this from when I was young
F                              CFaith, Hope and Love, are some good things he gave us
G                       F             And the greatest is love.


F                    CI'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a
F              CReal political man
        F            CI watch CNN, But I'm not sure I can tell you
    Am                      FThe difference in Iraq and Iran.
    F                CBut I know Jesus and I talk to God
        F                           CAnd I remember this from when I was young
F                              CFaith, Hope and Love, are some good things he gave us
G                       F            And the greatest is love.
        G           FAnd the greatest is Love
        G           FAnd the greatest is Love
C                                                    G    Where were you when the world stopped turning,
                    COn that September day?