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[Intro]
D5 C5 B5
B5 D5 C5 B5
[Verse 1]
  G5Where were you
G5You weren't here   D5     C5     B5    G5I screamed and shouted
But you G5disappeared   D5     B5     C5    G5Where is the shoulder that G5made me cry   D5     B5    C5YG5ou went away but I don't know why
[Chorus]
D5Where,   D5  A5were C5you?
[Verse 2]
D5When C5I     B5  G5needed somebody to G5trust
D5When C5I     B5  G5needed somebody to stand G5by
D5I  C5nevB5er G5wanted all that G5much
D5Why C5did B5you G5leave?
Why did you lie?
[Chorus]
D5Where   D5  A5were C5you?
D5I  C5used B5to G5love you
[Verse 3]
But I want to preG5tend
D5Your C5fucB5king G5game
I won't play aG5gain
[Bridge]
D5Where were you?C5  
[Verse 3]
D5When C5I     B5  G5needed somebody to hold
D5When C5I     B5  G5needed somebody to love

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Gen-Eric

by H2O

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D5 C5 B5

B5 D5 C5 B5

[Verse 1]

Where were you

G5 D5 C5 B5 G5

You weren't here I screamed and shouted

G5 D5 B5 C5 G5 G5 D5 B5 C5 G5

But you disappeared Where is the shoulder that made me cry You went away but I don't know why

[Chorus]

D5 D5 A5 C5

Where, were you?

[Verse 2]

D5 C5 B5 G5 G5

When I needed somebody to trust

D5 C5 B5 G5 G5

When I needed somebody to stand by

D5 C5 B5 G5 G5

I never wanted all that much

D5 C5 B5 G5

Why did you leave?

Why did you lie?

[Chorus]

D5 D5 A5 C5

Where were you?

D5 C5 B5 G5

I used to love you

[Verse 3]

But I want to pretend

D5 C5 B5 G5

Your fucking game

I won't play again

[Bridge]

D5 C5

Where were you?

[Verse 3]

D5 C5 B5 G5

When I needed somebody to hold

D5 C5 B5 G5

When I needed somebody to love

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