C Where were you when the world stop turning G on that September C day
C Were you in the yard with your wife and children
G Or working on some stage in L C .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 F shout out in anger, in f C ear for your neighbor
Am Or did you just sit down and c F ry
C Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones
G And pray for the ones who don't C know
C Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
G And sob for the ones left C below
Did you F burst out in pride for the C red, white and blue
And the F heroes who died just d C oin' what they do
Did you F look up to heaven for so C me kind of answer
Am And look at yourself and F what really matters
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 not C sure I could
Tell you the Am difference in Iraq and F Iran
F But I know Jesus and C I talk to God
And I F remember this from when I was C young
F Faith, hope and love are some C good things He gave us
Am And the greatest is F love
Verse:
C Where were you when the world stop turning G on that September C day
C Teaching a class full of innocent children
Or G driving down some cold inters C tate
Did F you feel guilty 'cause y C ou're a survivor
In a F crowded room did you feel a C lone
Did you F call up your mother and C tell her you loved her
Did you Am dust off that bible at h F ome
C Did you open your eyes, hope it never happened
G And you close your eyes and not go to sl C eep
C Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
G Or speak to some stranger on the s C treet
Did you F lay down at night and th C ink of tomorrow
F Go out and buy you a C gun
Did you F turn off that violent old C movie you're watchin'
Am And turn on "I Love Lucy" F reruns
F Did you go to a church and hold C hands with some strangers
F Stand in line and give your own C blood
Did you F just stay home and cling C tight to your family
Am Thank God you had somebody to lo F ve
Repeat Chorus 2X
Am And the greatest is F love 3X
C Where were you when the world stop turning G on that September C day-----
Alan Jackson
