A                              D       A  
А stark naked light bulb hangs over my head   
                                        E  
There's one lonely pillow on my double bed   
 D                                    A  
I've got a ceiling, a floor and four walls   
              E             A  
Who says you can't have it all?   
   
 A                              D       A  
My room's decorated with pictures of you   
                                        E  
Your letters wallpaper this shrine to the blues   
 D                                    A  
I've got precious memories at my beck and call   
              E             A  
Who says you can't have it all?   
   
 A    E                D            A  
I've got everything a broken heart needs   
 B7                        E  
I'm doin' fine, don't you worry about me   
        A                                  D  
'Cause I'm lord and master of a fools Taj Mahal   
     A            E             A  
Oh, who says you can't have it all?

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G  
Where were you when the world stopped turnin'...
 D                 G  
On That September day 
 G  
Were you in the yard with your wife and children 
     D                      G  
Or workin' on some stage in L.А. 
             C                                              G  
Did you stand there in shock... at the sight of that black smoke 
 C                        G  
Rising against that blue sky...
             C                                G  
Did you shout out in anger in fear for your neighbor 
     Em                  C - D  
Or did you just sit down and cry 
 
             G  
Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones 
       D                          G  
and pray for the ones who don't know 
 G  
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble 
        D                     G  
And sob for the ones left below 
             C                                          G  
Did you burst out with pride... for the red white and blue 
             C                             G  
and the heros who died just doing what they do 
               C                               G  
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer 
        Em                         C  
And look at yourself and what really matters 
 
CHORUS:
 C                               G  
I'm just a singer of simple songs 
         C               G  
I'm not a real political man 
               C                       G  
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I could tell you 
       Em                C  
the difference in Iraq and Iran 
         C                     G  
But I know Jesus and I talk to God 
         C                            G  
And I remember this from when I was young 
 C                                                 G  
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us 
 D                   C  
And the greatest is love 
 
 G  
Where were you when the world stopped turning... 
 D           G  
On that September day 
 G  
Teachin' a class full of innocent children 
     D    G  
Or driving down some cold interstate 
 C           G  
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor 
       C                      G  
In a crowded room did you feel alone 
   C               G  
Did you call up your mother...and tell her you love her 
   Em         C ----- D  
Did you dust off that bible at home 
 
 G  
Did you open your eyes..hope it never happened 
 D          G  
Close your eyes and not go to sleep... 
 
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages 
     D          G  
Or speak with some stranger on the street 
   C          G  
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow 
 C      G  
Go out and buy you a gun 
    C             G  
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching 
        Em              C  
And turn on "I Love Lucy" re-runs 
   C                        G  
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger 
 C             G  
Stand in line and give your own blood 
    C              G  
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family 
 Em               C  
Thank God you had somebody to love 
 
CHORUS 2x 
 
Repeat Last Line Of 2nd Chorus 3x 
 
Where were you when the world stop turnin' 
On that September day

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Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
By: Alan Jackson

Verse:
C
Where were you when the world stopped turning,
G
On that September day?
C
Out in the Yard with your wife and children,
G                           C
Or working on some stage in L.A.
        F
Did you stand there in shock
       C
At the site of that black smoke
F                            C
Rising up against that blue sky
         F
Did you shout out in anger
     C
In fear for your neighbor,
   Am                        F                         G
Or did you just sit down and cry?

              C
Did you weep for the children, they lost their dear loved ones,
    G                              C
And pray for the ones who don?t know?
 C
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
    G                       C
And sob for the ones left below?
        F
Did you burst out in pride
         C
For the Red, White, and Blue
        F
And the hero?s who died
      C
just doing what they do,
         F                                 C
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
    Am                            F
And look at your self and what really matters?

Chorus:
F
I?m just a singer of
 C
simple songs I?m not a
 F              C
Real political man
         F                                C
I watch  CNN, But I?m not sure I can tell you
        Am                    F
The difference in Iraq and Iran.
F
But I know Jesus
         C
And I talk to God
            F                       C
And I remember this from when I was young
    F                          C
Faith, Hope and Love, are some good things he gave us
G                   F                            G
But the greatest is love.

Verse
Where were you when the world stopped turning
On that September day?
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Or driving down some cold interstate?
Did you feel guilty cause you?re a survivor
In a crowded room do you feel alone?
Did you call up your mother
And tell you love her,
Or did you dust off that Bible at home?

Did you open you eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep?
Did you notice the sunset for the first time in ages
And speak to some stranger on the street?
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off that violent old movie you?re watching
And turn on I Love Lucy reruns?
 Bridge (sorta)
         F                      C
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers
F
Stand inline to give your own blood?
F
Did you just stay home
          C
And cling tight to your family,
      Am                       F
Thank God you have somebody to love.

Chorus

 G                  F
And the greatest is Love
G                   F
And the greatest is Love
G                   C
And the greatest is love

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Where I Come From


Lead in: 4/4time- E   A   E   A   E   A   B7   A   E

E
Well I was rollin? wheels and shiftin? gears round that Jersey Turnpike
E
When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight
E
Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol? truck
        G                                E
I don?t know about that accent son, just where do you come from?

Chorus:
Lick starts
        E                      A
 I said where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
E                                    A
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin?
 E                            A
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
       B7                     A            E
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from


Verse II:
E
Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen
E
To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickin?
E
Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me how?d I like my biscuit
        G                        E
I?ll be honest with you ma?am it ain?t like mama fixed it



Chorus:
Lick starts
       Ĕ                                 A
 Cause where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
 E                                   A
Where I come from lot of front porch pickin?
 E                                 A
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
 B7                           A            E
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from


Verse III:
E
I was chasin? sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura
E
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
E
This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner
     G                                      E
Said no thanks ma?am, back home we like the girls that sing soprano

Chorus:
Lick starts
       Ĕ                                    A
 Cause where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
   E                                 A
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin?
    E                              A
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
        B7                    A            E
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from




Verse IV:
E
Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
E
The CB rang for a bobtail rig that?s rollin? on like thunder
E
Well I answered him and he asked me aren?t you from out in Tulsa
  G                                      E
No, but you might?a seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa


Chorus:
Lick starts
Ĕ                                   A
Where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
E                                       A
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin?
     E                      A
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
        B7                    A            E
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from

Chorus:
Lick starts
          Ĕ                                   A
I said where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
E                                   A
Where I come from lot of back porch pickin?
     E                      A
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
B7                            A            E
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from
A            E     A            E
Where I come from, where I come from

          E                                        A
Yeah, where I come from a lot of front porch sittin?
 B7               A                                     E
Starin? up at heaven where I come from
A                    E         A                    E
Where I come from, where I come from
A                                                             E
tryin? to make a livin? Oh where I come from

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G          C              G
Excuse me,  Ma'am can you help me 
   D                            G  D
I need to place an ad with you today 
 G            C                G
 No ma'am tomorrow may be too late 
     D                             G D
I'd like to have it started right away 
 G           C             G
 What's that, no this is personal 
        D                     G D
I'm not buying or selling anything 
 G         C               G
 Yes ma'am, I know just what to say 
           D                           G D
I wrote it down, this is how it should read 
 G            G   A    B   C
 Wanted, one good-hearted woman,  
                 G
To forgive imperfection 
                     D
In the man that she loved 
 G             G   A     B  C                                   
 Wanted, just one chance to tell her, 
                   G 
How much he still loves her 
            D        G
He can't be sorry enough. 
Key change to A 
 A           D                 A
 What's that, no that's all I want to say 
       E                           A  E
I just hope these few lines get to her 
 A         D           A
 Yes ma'am, she means everything 
             E                                        
I hope she comes back,  
                      A   E
when she reads these words 
 G           G    A   B   C
 Wanted, one good-hearted woman,  
                 G
To forgive imperfection 
                    D
In the man that she loved 
 G             G   A  B     C                                   
 Wanted, just one chance to tell her, 
                   G 
How much he still loves her 
            D       C   C B A G
He can't be sorry enough.....  Wanted

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Verse 1:	
G       Csus2
There you standin'
      D
In the shadows
G         Csus2
Well I just looked where
      D
I don't see
G        Csus2
I'm still pretendin' I don't
    D
Need you
  Csus2        D
I won't let you know you're
     G
Killin' me

Verse 2:	
G       Csus2
Like some big black widow
 D
Spider
G       Csus2
You know just how to catch
    D
Your prey
G       Csus2          D
I'm actin' like it doesn't matter
 C
And you sneak up from
   D      G
Behind and whisper my name

CHORUS:		
     G       Csus2
There goes your paralyzin'
 D
Eyes
        G
There goes your tantalizin'
 Csus2
Smile
 C         D
There goes my act of
        G
Playin' it cool
G       Csus2
And there goes the words
        D
I meant to say
 D          G
There goes the games
G     Csus2
I wanted to play
 Csus2         D
There goes my heart
 D       G
Fallin' for you

Verse 3:	
 G      Csus2
Well I think your playin'
Csus2     D
With my darlin'
G       Csus2          D
You like to see what you can do
G           Csus2
Well I should be fishin'
Csus2     D
For Blue Marlin
 C           D
Instead of bein' hooked again
   G
By you

CHORUS:		
     G       Csus2
There goes your paralyzin'
 D
Eyes
        G
There goes your tantalizin'
 Csus2
Smile
 C         D
There goes my act of
        G
Playin' it cool
G       Csus2
And there goes the words
        D
I meant to say
 D          G
There goes the games
G     Csus2
I wanted to play
 Csus2         D
There goes my heart
 D       G
Fallin' for you

ENDING:		
 G
Yeah there goes your
  Csus2     D
Paralyzin' eyes
 D
There goes your
 G       Csus2
Tantalizin' smile
 Csus2        D
There goes my heart
 D       G
Fallin' for you
 G       D
Yeah there goes my heart
 D       G
Fallin' for you

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Capo 3rd fret       
(D)          (A)           (G)                 (D)
I CAN HEAR A HEARTBEAT, IT SEEMS A LITTLE STRONG
               (A)               (G)
I CAN HEAR THE THINGS THAT I DID WRONG
(D)                        (G)               (D)
I CAN HEAR HER THOGHTS, BY LOOKIN' IN HER EYES
           (A)               (G) (D)
I CAN HEAR ALL THE TIMES SHE CRIED
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               (A)              (G)            (D)
I CAN HEAR THE MEMORIES AS THEY ECHO OFF THE WALL
                 (A)               (G)  (D)
FALLIN' FROM THE PICTURES DOWN THE HALL
            (A)            (G)           (D)
I CAN HEAR REGRET BUILDING UP INSIDE OF ME
           (A)              (G)       (D)
I CAN HEAR ALL THE THINGS I COULD NOT SEE

CHORUS------------------------------------------------------------------
(D)             (A)             (G)       
THOSE ARE THE SOUNDS OF A WOMAN LEAVING
(D)               (A)                (G)
STRONGER THAN THE WIND IN A WILLOW TREE
              (D) (A)           (G)
THOSE ARE THE SOUNDS OF A HEART BREAKIN'
                           (A)              (D)  (A)(G)
YOU CAN'T HEAR IT, BUT THE NOISE IS KILLIN' ME
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(D)                  (A)
I SHOULD'VE HEARD IT COMING
      (G)            (D)
BUT I CHOSE TO PRETEND
                 (A)              (G)        
I SHOULD OF RECOGNIZED THAT SOUND WAY BACK THEN
(D)             (A)
I JUST WOULDN'T LISTEN
       (G)              (D)
DIDN'T WANT TO ALL THE YEARS
                 (A)             (G)   (D)
NOW THE TRUTH IS RINGIN' CLEARLY IN MY EARS

REPEAT CHORUS-BREAK-THEN ADD...-----------------------------------------
               (D)(A)           (G)
THOSE ARE THE SOUNDS OF A HEART BREAKIN'
                          (A)              Bm
YOU CAN'T HEAR IT BUT THE NOISE IS KILLING ME
      (G)              (A)                 (D)
I CAN HEAR IT, AND THE SILENCE IS KILLING ME


   
I WROTE THIS TAB THE WAY I LIKE IT, EASY TO READ AND THE CHORD NAMES OVER THEIR
RESPECTED SYLABLES. I HOPE ITS USED AND ENJOYED .this is my first time writing
tab, feedback is very welcome GOOD AND BAD!
DENSHER@SBCGLOBAL.NET

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Intro riff:	                    
F F Bb C7 C7 F  F F Bb C7 C7 F
[e---------------------------------------------1--1--1--0--0--1--1--1--1--0--0--1-
B---------------------------------------------1--1--3--1--1--1--1--1--3--1--1--1-
G---------------------------------------------2--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--3--2-
D---------------------------------------------3--3--3--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--3-
A---------------------------------------------3--3--1--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--3--3-
E-0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1--0h1--1--1--1--1--1--x--x--1--1--1--1--x--x--1-]

F  Bb  C7  F
I'm a gonna raise a fuss I'm a-gonna raise a holler
F  Bb  C7  F
About a-workin' all summer just a-trying to earn a dollar
Bb
Every time I call my baby, try to get a date
F
The boss says "No dice son you gotta work a-late"
Bb
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna Do
F  C7  F  Bb C7  F
But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues   

repeat Intro riff

Well my Mom and Pappa told me "Son you gotta earn some money
If you wanna use the car to Go a riding next Sunday"
Well I didn't got to work told the boss I was sick
"Now you can't use the car cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna Do
But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues

repeat Intro riff

It's gonna take two weeks for I have my vacation,
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations.
Well I told my congress man and he said, quote:
"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues.

repeat Intro riff

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G                   F        NС
She looked me in the eye and said, "It's over." 
 F               G            C
I can't take this heartache anymore." 
     C                  G               F
She said, "Don't tell me lies and try to please me. 
      F                            G
I've heard it all so many times before." 
 
       C              G                    F
And I took her by the arm and said, "Don't leave me! 
         F              G                C
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do. 
      C                 G                  F
Just give me time, I'll be the man you've needed." 
               F                G                  C
She said, "I wish that I could take that for the truth." 
 
CHORUS:
              F      F             C 
And I said, "Someday, I'll get my life straight." 
                     G       G                C 
And she said, "It's too late; what's done is done." 
                  F
And I told her, "Someday!" 
              Am7
She said, "I can't wait; 
                 G      F   G      C
Cause sometimes someday just never comes." 
 
BRIDGE:
            G/B (or Bm)                     F
She said, "All I've ever wanted was to love you, 
     F               G                C
And somewhere deep inside me I still do. 
     G/B (Bm)                       F
But now I think it's time I stop believing, 
           F                           G
Cause I'm never gonna see a change in you. 
 
CHORUS:
              F      F             C 
And I said, "Someday, I'll get my life straight." 
                     G       G                C 
And she said, "It's too late; what's done is done." 
                  F
And I told her, "Someday!" 
              Am7
She said, "I can't wait; 
                 G      F   G      C
Cause sometimes someday just never comes." 
               G      F    G      C       G   C
Oh, sometimes someday just never comes."

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Capo 3rd fret  
 
 D
Why did she have to go  
 A
So young I just don't know why  
 G
Things happen half the time  
 A
Without reason without rhyme 
 D
Lovely, sweet young woman 
 A
Daughter, wife and mother 
 G
Makes no sense to me 
 A
I just have to believe 
 
 D                            A
She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels 
        G                                 A
By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees 
         D                        A
And she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waiting 
       G
And I know she's smiling saying 
 A                 D
Don't worry 'bout me 
 
 D
Loved ones she left behind 
 A
Just trying to survive  
 G
And understand the why 
 A
Feeling so lost inside 
 D
Anger shot straight at God 
 A
Then asking for His love 
 G
Empty with disbelief  
 A
Just hoping that maybe 
 
 D                            A
She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels 
        G                                 A
By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees 
         D                        A
And she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waiting 
       G
And I know she's smiling saying 
 A                 D
Don't worry 'bout me 
 
 D
It's hard to say goodbye 
 A
Her picture in my mind 
 G
They'll always be of times I'll cherish 
 A
And I won't cry 'cause 
 
 D                            A
She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels 
        G                                 A
By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees 
         D                        A
And she walks with jesus and her loved ones waiting 
       G
And I know she's smiling saying 
 A                 D
Don't worry 'bout me 
 A                 D
Don't worry 'bout me

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