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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DI was in my bedroom at midnight when I first heard Nirvana
I was sBmixteen the first time I told a girl I loved her
It was MatGagorda Bay when I got my first taste of booze
And where were yDou? Where were you?
DWhen I was pourin' out my heart for a few dollars in a jar
When I was Bmsold a few dreams just buy a used car
Back when GI was still figurin' out what a man's supposed to do
Where were Dyou? Yeah, where were you?
[Chorus]
DI wanna know every second of your story
All the Bmhighs and the lows, all the grit, all the glory
Who'd you Gkiss? Who'd you hurt?
What Gband was on your shirt?
Where were Dyou? Where were you?
[Verse 2]
Was your Dheart gettin' broke
When someone was bendin' mine?
When I was lBmookin' for a reason
Were you lookin' for a rhyme?
When I was tGalkin' to the stars
Were you confessin' to the moon?
I wish I kDnew, where were you?
[Chorus]
DYeah, I wanna know every second of your story
All the Bmhighs and the lows, all the grit, all the glory
Who'd you Gkiss? Who'd you hurt?
What Gband was on your shirt?
Where were Dyou? Where were you?
[Post-Chorus]
DYeah, I wanna hear about the bottom of your heartbreaks
Your cBmhampagne year, was it New York? Was it L.A.?
When you gGet up when you fell, when you finally found yourself
Where were Dyou? (Where were you?)
Where were yDou? (Where were you?)
Yeah
[Bridge]
Your Bmlast and your first
Your Bmbest and your worst
All the Dtwists all the turns
All the dDiamonds in the dirt
Yeah, DI wanna know, yeah, BmI wanna know
Who'd you kiGss? Who'd you hurt?
What band wDas on your shirt?
[Outro]
DI wanna hear about the bottom of your heart breaks
Your Bmchampagne year, was it New York? Was it L.A.?
When you gGet up when you fell, when you finally found yourself
Oh, where were yDou?
DWhere were you?
When you gGet up when you fell, when you fDinally found yourself
Where were yDou?Bm  G  D  
Where were yDou?Bm  G  D  

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Where Were You

by Eli Young Band

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I was in my bedroom at midnight when I first heard Nirvana

I was sixteen the first time I told a girl I loved her

It was Matagorda Bay when I got my first taste of booze

And where were you? Where were you?

When I was pourin' out my heart for a few dollars in a jar

When I was sold a few dreams just buy a used car

Back when I was still figurin' out what a man's supposed to do

Where were you? Yeah, where were you?

[Chorus]

I wanna know every second of your story

All the highs and the lows, all the grit, all the glory

Who'd you kiss? Who'd you hurt?

What band was on your shirt?

Where were you? Where were you?

[Verse 2]

Was your heart gettin' broke

When someone was bendin' mine?

When I was lookin' for a reason

Were you lookin' for a rhyme?

When I was talkin' to the stars

Were you confessin' to the moon?

I wish I knew, where were you?

[Chorus]

Yeah, I wanna know every second of your story

All the highs and the lows, all the grit, all the glory

Who'd you kiss? Who'd you hurt?

What band was on your shirt?

Where were you? Where were you?

[Post-Chorus]

Yeah, I wanna hear about the bottom of your heartbreaks

Your champagne year, was it New York? Was it L.A.?

When you get up when you fell, when you finally found yourself

Where were you? (Where were you?)

Yeah

[Bridge]

Your last and your first

Your best and your worst

All the twists all the turns

All the diamonds in the dirt

D Bm

Yeah, I wanna know, yeah, I wanna know

Who'd you kiss? Who'd you hurt?

What band was on your shirt?

[Outro]

I wanna hear about the bottom of your heart breaks

Your champagne year, was it New York? Was it L.A.?

When you get up when you fell, when you finally found yourself

Oh, where were you?

Where were you?

G D

When you get up when you fell, when you finally found yourself

D Bm G D

Where were you?

D Bm G D

Where were you?

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