Alan Jackson

^A Where were you when the world stopped turning
^E That September d ^A ay
^A Out in the yard with your wife and children
^E Working on some stage in L ^A .A.
Did you stand ^D there in shock
At the sight ^A of that black smoke
^D Rising against that blue ^A sky
Did you shout o ^D ut in anger in f ^A ear for your neighbor
Or d ^F#m id you just sit down and c ^D ry ^E
Did you w ^A eep for the children that lost their dear loved ones
^E Pray for the ones who don't know ^A
A Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And s ^E ob for the ones left ^A below
Did you ^D burst out in pride for the ^A red, white & blue
The ^D heroes who died just doing what they ^A do
Did you ^D look up to heaven for s ^A ome kind of answer
And look ^F#m at yourself for w ^D hat really matters
Chorus
^D I'm just a singer of ^A simple songs,
I'm not a ^D real political ^A man
I watch C ^D NN but I'm not ^A sure I can tell you
The ^F#m difference in Iraq and ^D Iran
But ^D I know Jesus and ^A I talk to God
And I remem ^D ber this from when I was ^A young
^D Faith, hope and love are some ^A good things He gave us ^E
And the greatest is l ^D ove.
Verse 2
^A Where were you when the world stopped turning
Tha ^E t September ^A day
^A Teaching a class full of innocent children
Dri ^E ving down some cold inte ^A rstate
Did ^D you feel guilty be ^A cause you're a survivor
In a c ^D rowded room did you feel a ^A lone
Did you ^D call up your mother and t ^A ell her you love her
Did you dust o ^F#m ff that Bible at ^D home ^E
Did you ^A open your eyes and hope it never happened
^E Close your eyes and not go to ^A sleep
Did you n ^A otice the sunset for the first time in ages
Spe ^E ak to some stranger on the s ^A treet
Did you la ^D y down at night and th ^A ink of tomorrow
Go ^D out and buy you a ^A gun
Did you t ^D urn off that violent old m ^A ovie you're watching
And turn ^F#m on I Love Lucy rer ^D uns
Did ^D you go to a Church and hold ^A hands with some stranger
^D Stand in line and give your own ^A blood
Did y ^D ou just stay home and cling ti ^A ght to your family
Thank ^F#m God you had somebody to l ^D ove
(Repeat Chorus twice)
I'm ^D just a singer of s ^A imple songs,
I'm not a ^D real political ^A man
I watch ^D CNN but I'm ^A not sure I can tell you
The di ^F#m fference in Iraq and I ^D ran
But ^D I know Jesus and ^A I talk to God
And I reme ^D mber this from when I was yo ^A ung
^D Faith, hope and love are some ^A good things He gave us ^E
And the greatest is l ^D ove.
^D The gre ^E atest is love ^{A E
D} The grea ^E test is love ^{A E}
Where ^A were you when the world stopped turning
Tha ^E t September ^A day