I Was There Chords by Josh Turner

[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] I was [F#] there [B] that night in [F#] Bethlehem, [G#m] and when Neil and the [B] boys came to the moon in that tin can. _
At [D#m] Gettysburg, [B] Omaha Beach, and Vietnam, _ I heard every soldier's cry [F#] and [E] every [B] mama's prayer.
I was there, _ I was there when you took your first breath,
and [G#m] when you lit that [B] stolen lucky strike [E] and locked a choke to death.
_ [B] When you were waist deep in Carter's Creek [E] and Preacher John
[G#m] dunked you down in the [B] water and raised you up [E] for [B] air.
I was there. _ _
[E] I'm always around, [F#] I was then and I am now,
[B] and I'll be here when tomorrow [E] _ comes.
[F#]
[G#m] When a road comes to an end, [B] I'm where you start again.
[E] I'm never farther [B] than a word [C#m] away.
You've always got [F#] a friend.
_ _ [B] When your grandma passed, [E] I was in [B] that house.
And [G#m] when your grandpa ran [B] down the streets of gold to [G#m] show her around,
[B] I was there. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] I'm always around, [F#] I was then and I am now,
[B] and I'll be here when tomorrow [E] _ comes.
[F#]
[G#m] When a road comes to an end, [B] I'm where you start again.
[E] I'm never farther [B] than a word [C#m] away.
You've always got a [F#] friend.
_ _ [B] I was there last night [G#m] on Highway 9.
[E] _ [G#m] When you answered the phone [B] and ran right through [E] that stop sign.
_ [B] I was in the cab of that big rig at [E] that trucker's ear.
[G#m] Made him swerve to the right [F#] and miss [B] you by a [E] hair.
[B] I was there. _
[G#m] If you're feeling alone, [B] look up.
I'm the [E] one who answers [F#] prayers.
And [D#m] I'm always [G#m] there. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _
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