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Whereve You Been

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[Intro]
|  G•    Em7•    |   C•  •  •  |
|  C•  Cmaj7   D7/C|   G•  •  •  |
[Verse 1]
 DClaire had all but,  Amgiven uD/F#p
When C/Gshe and GEdwin D/F#fell in Em7love
 DShe touched his Dsus4face,     D    Amand shook her D/F#head
In C/GdisbeGlief she D9/F#sighed and B7said
 AmIn many dreams I've G/Bheld you Bmnear
 CNow at G/Blast you're Amreally D7sus4here
[Chorus]
GWhere've yEm7ou  CbeenCmaj7  
I've Clooked for you forCmaj7ever  D7/Cand a Gday
GWhere've Em7you Cbeen
EmI'm just not myEm7self when D7/F#you're aGway
[Verse 2]
 DHe asked her for her hAmand for lD/F#ife
And C/Gshe beGcame a D/F#salesman's Em7wife
 DHe was home each Am7night by eiD7/F#ght
But one C/Gstormy Gevening, D9/F#he was B7late
 AmHer frightened tears fell tG/Bo the floBmor
 CUntil his G/Bkey turned Amin the D7sus4door
[Chorus]
GWhere've yEm7ou  CbeenCmaj7  
I've Clooked for you forCmaj7ever  D7/Cand a Gday
GWhere've Em7you Cbeen
EmI'm just not myEm7self when D7/F#you're aGway
[Interlude]
|  Cmaj7•  Cmaj7   D7/F#|   G•  •  •  |
[Bridge]
 Cadd9They'd never spent a night apart
For Emsixty years she heard him snore
CNow they're in a hospital
 G/BIn Amseparate beds on different DflAm7/DoorsD7  
[Verse 3]
 DClaire soon lost her AmmemorD/F#y
ForC/Ggot the Gnames of D/F#familEm7y
 DShe never spoke a wAm7ord agD7/F#ain
C/GThen one Gday they D9/F#wheeled him B7in
 AmHe held her hand and G/Bstroked her Bmhair
 CIn a frG/Bagile voAmice she D7sus4said
[Chorus]
GWhere've yEm7ou  CbeenCmaj7  
I've Clooked for you forCmaj7ever  D7/Cand a Gday
GWhere've Em7you Cbeen
CI'm just not myCmaj7self when D7/Cyou're aEm9way
[Outro]
No, DI'm just not myself when you're aCmaj7way

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Whereve You Been

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cmaj7

D7/C

D/F#

C/G

Dsus4

D9/F#

G/B

D7sus4

D7/F#

Am7

Cadd9

Am7/D

Em9

[Intro]

G Em7 C

| • • | • • • |

C Cmaj7 D7/C G

| • | • • • |

[Verse 1]

D Am D/F#

Claire had all but, given up

C/G G D/F# Em7

When she and Edwin fell in love

D Dsus4 D Am D/F#

She touched his face, and shook her head

C/G G D9/F# B7

In disbelief she sighed and said

Am G/B Bm

In many dreams I've held you near

C G/B Am D7sus4

Now at last you're really here

[Chorus]

G Em7 C Cmaj7

Where've you been

C Cmaj7 D7/C G

I've looked for you forever and a day

G Em7 C

Where've you been

Em Em7 D7/F# G

I'm just not myself when you're away

[Verse 2]

D Am D/F#

He asked her for her hand for life

C/G G D/F# Em7

And she became a salesman's wife

D Am7 D7/F#

He was home each night by eight

C/G G D9/F# B7

But one stormy evening, he was late

Am G/B Bm

Her frightened tears fell to the floor

C G/B Am D7sus4

Until his key turned in the door

[Chorus]

G Em7 C Cmaj7

Where've you been

C Cmaj7 D7/C G

I've looked for you forever and a day

G Em7 C

Where've you been

Em Em7 D7/F# G

I'm just not myself when you're away

[Interlude]

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 D7/F# G

| • | • • • |

[Bridge]

Cadd9

They'd never spent a night apart

For sixty years she heard him snore

Now they're in a hospital

G/B Am D Am7/D D7

In separate beds on different floors

[Verse 3]

D Am D/F#

Claire soon lost her memory

C/G G D/F# Em7

Forgot the names of family

D Am7 D7/F#

She never spoke a word again

C/G G D9/F# B7

Then one day they wheeled him in

Am G/B Bm

He held her hand and stroked her hair

C G/B Am D7sus4

In a fragile voice she said

[Chorus]

G Em7 C Cmaj7

Where've you been

C Cmaj7 D7/C G

I've looked for you forever and a day

G Em7 C

Where've you been

C Cmaj7 D7/C Em9

I'm just not myself when you're away

[Outro]

D Cmaj7

No, I'm just not myself when you're away

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