Where were you when the world stopped
turning
(video)
C
1. Where were you when the
world stopped turning
G C
on that September day ?
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Out in the yard with your wife
and children,
G
C
or working on some stage in
F C
Did you stand there in shock
at the sight of that black smoke
F C
rising against that blue sky ?
F C
Did you shout out in anger and
fear for your neighbor,
Am F - G
or did you just sit down and
cry.
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2. Did you weep for the children who lost their
dear loved ones,
G C
pray
for the ones who don't know.
Did
you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble,
G C
and
sob for the ones left below ?
F
C
Did
you burst out with pride for the red, white and blue,
F C
and the
heroes who died just doin' what they do ?
F C
Did
you look up to Heaven for some kind of answer,
Am
F ~
and look at
yourself and what really matters.
F C - F C
I'm just a singer of
simple songs, I'm not a real
political man.
F C Am F
I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you the
difference in
F C
But I know Jesus and I talk to God,
F
C
and I remember this from when I was young,
F C
Faith, hope and love are some good things he gave us,
G F - G
and
the greatest is love.
C
3. Where
were you when the world stopped turning
G C
on
that September day ?
Teaching
a class full of innocent children,
G C
or driving down some cold interstate
?
F C
Did
you feel guilty 'cause you’re a survivor ?
F
C
In a
crowded room did you feel alone ?
F
C
Did
you call up your Mother and tell her you loved her ?
Am F - G
Did
you dust off that Bible at home ?
C
4. Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened,
G C
close
your eyes and not go to sleep ?
Did
you notice the sunset the first time in ages,
G C
or
speak to some stranger on the street ?
F C
Did
you lay down at night to think of tomorrow,
F C
go
out and buy you a gun ?
F
C
Did
you turn off that violent old movie you were watching,
Am F
and
turn on “I Love Lucy” reruns ?
F C
Did
you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers,
F C
stand
in line and give your own blood ?
F C
Did you
just stay home and cling tight to your family,
Am
F - G
thank God
you had somebody to love ?
F C -
F C
I'm
just a singer of simple songs, I'm not a real political man.
F C Am F
I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you the
difference in
F C
But I know Jesus and I talk to God,
F
C
and I remember this from when I was young,
F C
Faith, hope and love are some good things he gave us,
G F
and
the greatest is love.
+ repeat Chorus + And the greatest is love. And the greatest is love.
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Where
were you when the world stopped turning
G C
on
that September day ? (Alan Jackson)