Tone: [C]
Verse:
[C] Where were you when the w[Csus4]world stopped turning,
[G] On that September [C]day?
Were [C]you in the Yard with yo[Csus4]your wife and children,
Or [G]working on some stage in L.[C]L.A?
Did you [F]stand there in shock
At the [C]sight of that black smoke
[F]Rising against that blue [C]sky?
Did you s[F]shout out in anger
In [C]fear for your neighbor,
Or [Am]did you just sit down and [F]cry? [G]
Did you [C]weep for the children, they lost their dear loved ones,
And [G]pray for the ones who don't [C]know?
Did you re[C]rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And [G]sob for the ones left be[C]below?
Did you [F]burst out with pride
For the R[C]Red, White, and Blue
And the [F]heroes who died
just d[C]doing what they do?
Did you [F]look up to heaven for [C]some kind of answer,
And [Am]look at your self and [F]what really matters? [G]
Chorus:
[F]I'm just a singer of [C]simple songs I'm not a
[F]Real political [C]man
I watch [F]cnn, But I'm [C]not sure I can tell you
The [Am]difference in Iraq and I[F]Iran.
But [F]I know Jesus and [C]I talk to God
And I re[F]remember this from when I was [C]young
[F]Faith, Hope and Love, are some [C]good things he gave us
[G] And the greatest is [F]love. [G]
Verse 2:
[C] Where were you when the w[Csus4]world stopped turning
[G] On that September [C]day?
[C]Teaching a class full of i[Csus4]innocent children
Or [G]driving down some cold inter[C]interstate?
Did [F]you feel guilty cause [C]you're a survivor
In a [F]crowded room did you feel [C]alone?
Did you [F]call up your mother
And [C]tell you loved her?
Did you [Am]dust off that Bible at [F]home? [G]
Did you [C]open you eyes and hope it never happened
[G]Close your eyes and not go to [C]sleep?
Did you [C]notice the sunset for the first time in ages
And [G]speak to some stranger on the [C]street?
Did you [F]lay down at night and [C]think of tomorrow?
[F]Go out and buy you a [C]gun?
Did you [F]turn off that violent old [C]movie you're watching
And [Am]turn on I Love Lucy re[F]reruns?
Bridge:
Did you g[F]go to a church and hold [C]hands with some strangers
[F]Stand inline and give your own [C]blood?
Did you [F]just stay home
And cling [C]tight to your family,
Thank [Am]God you had somebody to [F]love?
Chorus -x2-:
[F]I'm just a singer of [C]simple songs I'm not a
[F]Real political [C]man
I watch [F]cnn, But I'm [C]not sure I can tell you
The [Am]difference in Iraq and I[F]Iran.
But [F]I know Jesus and [C]I talk to God
And I re[F]remember this from when I was [C]young
[F]Faith, Hope and Love, are some [C]good things he gave us
[G] And the greatest is [F]love.
[F]I'm just a singer of [C]simple songs I'm not a
[F]Real political [C]man
I watch [F]cnn, But I'm [C]not sure I can tell you
The [Am]difference in Iraq and I[F]Iran.
But [F]I know Jesus and [C]I talk to God
And I re[F]remember this from when I was [C]young
[F]Faith, Hope and Love, are some [C]good things he gave us
[G] And the greatest is [F]love.
And the [G]greatest is [F]Love
And the [G]greatest is [F]Love
[C] Where were you when the[Csus4]the world stopped turning, [G]
On that September da[C]day?