Where were you when the world stopped turn in’

that Sep tem ber (C)day?

Out in the yard 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 the black smoke (F)ris in’ a gainst that blue (C)sky?

Did you (F)shout out in an ger in (C)fear for your neigh bor, or (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 (C)know?

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

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

Did you (F)look up to heav en for (C)some kind of an swer 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 (C)not sure I can tell you the (Am)dif f’rence in I raq and I (F)ran.

But I know Je sus and (C)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.

Where were you when the world stopped turn in’

that Sep tem ber (C)day?