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I Am The Avalanche
Where Were You?
Wolverines
2014 Isurrender Records
Key: D, F  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-  xx0232
 A-  x02220
 Bm- x24432
 G-  320033
 Gm- 355333
 F-  133211
 C-  x32010
 Am- x02210
 Bb- x13331
Intro: D--G--
Verse 1:
DWhere were you that night
it rained like hell?
It started sGlow
And continued Don
It washed our cars
into the sea You were
the Gonly one missing
If you weren’t Bmthere
when I needed you Amost
I won’t shed a Bmtear when
I see your Gghost. GmWhoa
Interlude: D--
Verse 2:
DCan you face your friends
when they have laid it
on the Gline for you?
And you’ve done noDthing
but disgrace the gang
and let them hang
That’s what our Gheart
is for, to use
If you weren’t Bmthere
when I needed you Amost
I won’t shed a Bmtear when
I see your Gghost. GmWhoa
Ask the question!
Chorus 1:
DWhere were Ayou when
the Bmlights went Gout?
  BmDo you live like
you Ashould? DWhere
were Ayou when the
Bmlights went Gout?
  BmJust cause you
can doesn’t mean
that you Ashould
Do you live
like Gyou should?Gm  
Verse 3:
DWhere were you that night
it rained like hell?
It started sGlow
And continued Don
It washed our cars
into the sea You were
the Gonly one missing
If you weren’t Bmthere
when I needed you Amost
I won’t shed a Bmtear when
I see your Gghost. GmWhoa
Ask the question!
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: F-C-Am-Bb- x2
Bridge:
  AmWould you try
to save my Bblife?
  AmIf it meant giving
up your Bblie?C  
Chorus 2:
Acoustic:
DWhere were Ayou when
the Bmlights went Gout?
  BmDo you live
like you Ashould? 
Distortion:
DWhere were Ayou when
the Bmlights went Gout?
  BmJust cause you
can doesn’t mean
that you Ashould
Do you live
like Gyou should?Gm  
D(hold)
No!!!

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I Am The Avalanche

Where Were You?

Wolverines

2014 Isurrender Records

D F

Key: ,

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

- 355333

- 133211

- x32010

- x02210

- x13331

D G

Intro: ----

Verse 1:

Where were you that night

it rained like hell?

It started slow

And continued on

It washed our cars

into the sea You were

the only one missing

If you weren’t there

when I needed you most

I won’t shed a tear when

G Gm

I see your ghost. Whoa

Interlude: D--

Verse 2:

Can you face your friends

when they have laid it

on the line for you?

And you’ve done nothing

but disgrace the gang

and let them hang

That’s what our heart

is for, to use

If you weren’t there

when I needed you most

I won’t shed a tear when

G Gm

I see your ghost. Whoa

Ask the question!

Chorus 1:

D A

Where were you when

Bm G

the lights went out?

Do you live like

A D

you should? Where

were you when the

Bm G

lights went out?

Just cause you

can doesn’t mean

that you should

Do you live

G Gm

like you should?

Verse 3:

Where were you that night

it rained like hell?

It started slow

And continued on

It washed our cars

into the sea You were

the only one missing

If you weren’t there

when I needed you most

I won’t shed a tear when

G Gm

I see your ghost. Whoa

Ask the question!

(Repeat Chorus 1)

F C Am Bb

Interlude: ---- x2

Bridge:

Would you try

to save my life?

If it meant giving

Bb C

up your lie?

Chorus 2:

Acoustic:

D A

Where were you when

Bm G

the lights went out?

Do you live

like you should?

Distortion:

D A

Where were you when

Bm G

the lights went out?

Just cause you

can doesn’t mean

that you should

Do you live

G Gm

like you should?

(hold)

No!!!

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