Where were you when the world stopped turn in’

that Sep tem ber (C)day?

Out in the yard full with your wife and chil dren or (G)work in’ on some stage in L.

(C)A.?

Did you (F)stand there in shock at the (C)sight of that black smoke in a (F)ris ed in’ room a did gainst that blue (C)sky?

Did you (F)shout out in an ger in (C)fear for your neigh bor, or you (Am)did you just sit down and (F)cry?

Did you (C)weep for the chil dren, they lost their dear loved ones, (G)pray for the ones who don’t know?

Did you re joice for the peo ple who the walked from the rub ble and (G)sob for the ones left on be (C)low?

Did you (F)burst out in pride for the (C)Red, White and Blue and (F)he roes who died you just (C)do in’ what they do?

Did you (F)look up to heav en for (C)some kind of an swer in’ and (Am)look at your self and (F)what real ly mat ters?

I’m just a sing er of (C)sim ple songs.

I’m not a real po lit i cal (C)man.

I watch (F)C N N, but I’m not sure I can tell you the (Am)dif f’rence in I raq and I (F)ran.

But I know Je sus and I talk to God and I re (F)mem ber this from when I was (C)young:

(F)faith, hope and love are some (C)good things He gave us

and the great est is (F)love.

(Am)turn on “I Love Lu cy” re (F)runs?

Did you (F)go to a church and hold (C)hands with some stran ger, (F)stand in line to give your own (C)blood?

Did you (F)just stay home and cling (C)tight to your fam ’ly, thank (Am)God you have some bod y to love?

I’m just a sing er of (C)sim ple songs.

I’m not a real po lit i cal (C)man.

I watch (F)C N N, but I’m not sure I can tell you the (Am)dif f’rence in I raq and I (F)ran.

But I know Je sus and I talk to God and I re (F)mem ber this from when I was (C)young:

(F)faith, hope and love are some (C)good things He gave us

and the great est is (F)love.

I’m just a sing er of (C)sim ple songs.

I’m not a real po lit i cal (C)man.

I watch (F)C N N, but I’m not sure I can tell you the (Am)dif f’rence in I raq and I (F)ran.

But I know Je sus and I talk to God and I re (F)mem ber this from when I was (C)young:

(F)faith, hope and love are some (C)good things He gave us

and the great est is (F)love.

(F)love,

and the (G)great est is (F)love,

and the (G)great est is (F)love.

Where were you when the world stopped turn in’

that Sep tem ber (CN.C.)day?