Chords for Alan Jackson ~ "Where Were You" (When The World Stopped Turning)

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_ _ Where were you when the world stopped turning [G] on that [C] September day? _
_ Were you in the yard with your wife and children [G] working on some [C] stage in L.A.?
Did you [F] stand there in shock at [C] the sight of that black smoke [F] rising against [C] that blue sky? _
[F] Did you shout out in [C] anger and fear for your neighbor?
[Em] [Am] Did you sit [F] down and cry? _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Did you weep for the children that lost their dear loved [G] ones,
pray for the ones who [C] don't know?
_ Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble,
[G] sob for the ones [C] left below?
_ [F] Did you burst out with pride [C] for the red, white, and blue,
[F] the heroes who [C] died just doing what they do?
Did you [F] look up to heaven [C] for some kind of answer,
[Am] and look at yourself, [F] what really matters? _ _ _
_ I'm just a singer [C] of simple songs, I'm [F] not a real political [C] _ man.
I've [F] watched CNN, but [C] I'm not sure I can tell you [Am] the difference in Iraq [F] and Iran. _
_ I know Jesus [C] and I talk to God, and [F] I remember this from when I [C] was young. _
_ [F] Faith, hope, and love [C] are some good things he gave [G] us,
but the greatest [F] is [G] love.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ Where were you when the world stopped turning [G] on that September [C] day?
_ _ _ Teaching a class full of innocent children, [G] driving down some [C] cold interstate.
[F] Did you feel guilty, [C] because you're a survivor?
[F] In a crowded room, did you [C] feel alone?
_ [F] Did you call up your mother [C] and tell her you loved her?
[Am] Did you dust off that [F] Bible at home?
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[C] Did you open your eyes, hope it never happened,
[G] close your eyes and not go [C] to sleep? _
Did you notice [F] the sunset, [C] first time in ages,
[G] speak to some stranger [C] on the street? _
[F] Did you lay down at night, [C] and think of tomorrow,
_ [F] go out and buy you [C] a gun? _
[F] Did you turn off that violent [C] old movie,
watch it [Am] smear on Isle of [F] Lucie, [C] reruns?
[F] Did you go to a church and [C] hold hands with some stranger,
[F] stand in line and give your [C] home blow? _
[F] Did you just stay home and [C] cling tight to your family,
[Am] and thank God you had somebody [F] to love? _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm just a singer [C] of simple songs, I'm [F] not a real political [C] man.
I've [F] watched CNN, but [C] I'm not sure I can tell you
[Am] the difference in [G] Iraq [F] and Iran.
_ _ I know Jesus [C] and I've talked to God,
and [F] I remember this one when I [Am] was young.
[C] _ _ [F] Faith, hope and love [C] are some good things He gave [G] us.
The greatest [F] is [G] love.
_ [F] _ [G] The greatest [F] is love.
[G] _ _ [F] _ [G] The greatest [F] is love.
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_ [C] And wherever you in the world stop [Dm] turning,
_ [G] _ _ _ on that _ [A] September _ _ [D] day. _
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