Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Csus2][Gsus4]
[Csus2]
[C]Where were you when the world

[Verse 1]
[C]
stopped [Cm]turning on [G]that Septem[C]ber day?
Were you in the yard with
your [F]wife and chil[C]dren
Or [G]working on some stage in [C]L.A.?
Did [F]you stand there in shock at the
[C]sight of that black smoke
[F]Risin' against that blue [C]sky?
Did [F]you shout out in anger,
in [C]fear for your neighbor
Or [Am]did you just sit down and cry?
[F]

[Verse 2]
[G]
Did you [C]weep for the children who
lost their dear loved ones
And [G]pray for the ones who don't [C]know?
Did you rejoice for the people
who walked from the rubble
And [G]sob for the ones left be[C]low?
Did you [F]burst out with pride for the [C]red,
white and blue
And the [F]heroes who died just
[C]doin' what they do?
Did you [F]look up to heaven
[C]for some kind of answer
And [Am]look at yourself and
[F]what really matters?

[Verse 3]
[F]
I'm just a singer of [C]simple songs
I'm not [F]a real political m[C]an
I [F]watch CNN but I'm [C]not sure I can tell
You the [Am]dif ference in Iraq and Ir[F]an
But I know Jesus and I [C]talk to God
And I re[F]member this from
when I was [C]young
[F]Faith, hope and love are some
[C]good things He gave [G]us
And the greatest is love
[F][G]

[Verse 4]
[C]
Where were you when the world stopped
[G]turning on that September [C]day?
Were you teaching a class full
of innocent children
[G]Or driving down some cold inter[C]state?
Did [F]you feel guilty 'cause
[C]you're a survivor
[F]In a crowded room did you feel [C]alone?
Did you [F]call up your mother
and [C]tell her you loved her?
Did you [Am]dust off that Bible at home?
[F]

[Verse 5]
[G]
Did you [C]open your eyes,
hope it never happened
[G]Close your eyes and not
go to sleep[C]?
Did you notice the sunset
the first time in ages
Or [G]speak to some stranger on [C]the street?
Did you [F]lay down at night
and [C]think of tomorrow
Or [F]go out and buy you a [C]gun?
Did [F]you turn off that violent old
[C]movie you're watchin'
And [Am]turn on "I Love [F]Lucy" reruns?

[Verse 6]
Did you [F]go to a church and hold
[C]hands with some strangers
Did you [F]stand in line and
give your own [C]blood?
Did you [F]just stay home and
cling [C]tight to your family
Thank [Am]God you had somebody to love?
[F]

[Verse 7]
I'm just a singer of [C]simple songs
I'm not [F]a real political m[C]an
I [F]watch CNN but I'm [C]not sure I can tell
You the [Am]dif ference in Iraq [C]an d Ira[F]n
But I know Jesus and [C]I talk to God
And I re[F]member this from
when I was [C]young
[F]Faith, hope and love are some [C]good
things He gave [G]us
And the greatest is love
[F]

[Verse 8]
I'm just a singer of [C]simple songs
I'm not [F]a real political m[C]an
I [F]watch CNN but I'm [C]not sure I can tell
You the [Am]difference in Iraq an[C]d Ira[F]n
But I know Jesus and [C]I talk to God
And I re[F]member this from
when I was [C]young
[F]Faith, hope and love are some [C]good
things He gave [G]us
And the greatest is love
[F]

[Verse 9]
And the [G]greatest [F]is love.[G][F]
And the [G]greatest is love.
[F]

[Verse 10]
[C]
Where were you when the world stopped
[F]turning on that [G]September [C]day?