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Where Were You:Lloyd Price.
#15 in UK and #23 on BB Hot 100
on RCA Records in 1959.
INTRO:  Eb   Gm   Fm   Eb  Bb..
#1.
EbWhere were you on our Abwedding day?
I Bbgot bad news that you Ebwent away.
EbWhere were you on our Abwedding day?
You Bbdid me wrong and Ebnow you must pay.
CHORUS:
AbWhoa-oh..give me back my Ebring..whoa-oh.
Whoa-Aboh..I ain't gonna let you keep a 
thing..Whoa-Bboh.
#2.
BbWhere were you when I Absaid I do?
BbEverybody laughed at my Ebin-laws, too.
EbWhere were you when I Abturned around..
Bbwhen your whole family Ebhung their heads down?
CHORUS:
AbWhoa-oh..give me back my Ebring..whoa-oh.
Whoa-Aboh..I ain't gonna let you keep a 
thing..Whoa-Bboh.
INTERLUDE:SAX:  Eb   Ab  Eb.. Ab   Eb  Ab..Eb  
CHORUS:
AbWhoa-oh..give me back my Ebring..whoa-oh.
Whoa-Aboh..I ain't gonna let you keep a 
thing..Whoa-Bboh.
#3.
EbWhere were you when I Absearched the town?
BbTurned the whole neighborhood Ebupside down.
EbWhere were you, little Abgirl, I say?
BbWhere were you on our Ebwedding day?
CHORUS:
AbWhoa-oh..give me back my Ebring..whoa-oh.
Whoa-Aboh..I ain't gonna let you keep a 
thing..Whoa-Bboh.
#4.
It's Ebbeen ten years, or Abmaybe more..
I Bbnever got married and Ebthat's for sure.
EbYou broke my heart and Abnow I know..
I've Bbbeen a fool for you so Ebhere I go.
CHORUS:
AbWhoa-oh..give me back my Ebring..whoa-oh.
Whoa-Aboh..I ain't gonna let you keep a 
thing..Whoa-Bboh.
INTERLUDE:SAX:  Eb   Ab   Eb   Ab  Bb..Eb  
OUTRO::
AbWhoa-oh..give me back my Ebring..whoa-oh.
Whoa-Aboh..I ain't gonna let you keep a 
thing..Whoa-Bboh..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Where Were You

by Lloyd Price

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Where Were You:Lloyd Price.

#15 in UK and #23 on BB Hot 100

on RCA Records in 1959.

Eb Gm Fm Eb Bb

INTRO: ..

#1.

Eb Ab

Where were you on our wedding day?

Bb Eb

I got bad news that you went away.

Eb Ab

Where were you on our wedding day?

Bb Eb

You did me wrong and now you must pay.

CHORUS:

Ab Eb

Whoa-oh..give me back my ring..whoa-oh.

Whoa-oh..I ain't gonna let you keep a

thing..Whoa-oh.

#2.

Bb Ab

Where were you when I said I do?

Bb Eb

Everybody laughed at my in-laws, too.

Eb Ab

Where were you when I turned around..

Bb Eb

when your whole family hung their heads down?

CHORUS:

Ab Eb

Whoa-oh..give me back my ring..whoa-oh.

Whoa-oh..I ain't gonna let you keep a

thing..Whoa-oh.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

INTERLUDE:SAX: .. ..

CHORUS:

Ab Eb

Whoa-oh..give me back my ring..whoa-oh.

Whoa-oh..I ain't gonna let you keep a

thing..Whoa-oh.

#3.

Eb Ab

Where were you when I searched the town?

Bb Eb

Turned the whole neighborhood upside down.

Eb Ab

Where were you, little girl, I say?

Bb Eb

Where were you on our wedding day?

CHORUS:

Ab Eb

Whoa-oh..give me back my ring..whoa-oh.

Whoa-oh..I ain't gonna let you keep a

thing..Whoa-oh.

#4.

Eb Ab

It's been ten years, or maybe more..

Bb Eb

I never got married and that's for sure.

Eb Ab

You broke my heart and now I know..

Bb Eb

I've been a fool for you so here I go.

CHORUS:

Ab Eb

Whoa-oh..give me back my ring..whoa-oh.

Whoa-oh..I ain't gonna let you keep a

thing..Whoa-oh.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Bb Eb

INTERLUDE:SAX: ..

OUTRO::

Ab Eb

Whoa-oh..give me back my ring..whoa-oh.

Whoa-oh..I ain't gonna let you keep a

thing..Whoa-oh..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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