Intro:
|A E/G# |F#m C#m/E |D |A/E E |

Sometimes I lie a[E/G#]wake at night and wonder
[C#m/E]Where my life will lead me
Waiting to pass [A/E]under Sleep’s dark and silent gate[A/G]

I found my love too late
Running around day after day
[A/C#]Looking for the [C#7/F]time to play
While my old friends [F#m/E]slipped aw[F#m/Eb]ay

Never should have had to try so hard
To make a love work out, I guess
I don’t know what love has got to do with happiness
But the times when we were [A/E]happy
Were the [F#m/Eb]times we never tried

Sitting down by the highway
[A/C#]Looking down the road

Waiting for a ride
I don’t know where I’ve been
Wishing I could [A/C#]fly away

Don’t know where I’m going

Wishing I could hide
Oh God this [A/C#]is some shape I’m in
When the [A/E]only thing that makes me cry
Is the kindness in my baby’s eye

Sometimes I lie [E/G#]awake at night and wonder
[C#m/E]Where the years have gone
They have all passed [A/E]under
Sleep’s dark and silent gate[A/G]

A Bm x2

A man stands up before his God and country
Raises his right hand and takes an oath
Swears he has acted in the line of duty
And he more than anyone wants to tell the truth

But there is a need to keep somethings a secret
Some weapons shipments, some private wars
In the future democracy will be defended
Behind closed doors

Now the men of Congress who convene to determine
If covert war is a business or a crime
Are the same men who routinely give their permission
For the shedding of blood in security’s name

And there is a need to keep some things a secret
The names of some countries, the terms of some deals
And above all the sound of the screams of the innocent
Beneath our wheels

Does the word justice mean anything to you?
Are the features of a lie beginning to come through?

[Solo Chords]





In the streets of America the children are buried
Caught in an avalanche of weapons and drugs
They live and they die in the bowels of a business
That disguised as a war between The Crips and The Bloods

And there is a need to keep some things a secret
The C.I.A. deals protecting the source
And the government policies directly connecting
The drugs and our wars

Does the word justice mean anything to you?
As the battlefield comes home and democracy falls through

I am waiting for the time to come
When the word will be real for everyone
And not just a word but a thing that can be done
Justice must be won

Oh, oh, oh justice
Justice
Justice
Oh, oh, oh justice

Justice

Tune Down 1/2 Step

Verse I:
I’m sitting down by the highway
Down by that highway side.
Everybody’s going somewhere
Riding just as fast as they can ride.
I guess they’ve got a lot to do
Before they can rest assured their lives
Are justified.
Pray to God for me, Baby
He can let me slide.

Verse II:
Cause I’ve been up and down this highway
Far as my eyes can see.
No matter how fast I run
I can never seem to get away from me.
No matter where I am
I can’t help feeling I’m just a day away

Now, I’m running home, Baby
Like a river to the sea.

Refrain:
Baby, if you can see me
Out across this wilderness
There’s just one thing
I was hoping you might guess.
Baby, you can free me
All in the power of your[C/D] sweet tenderness.

Yeah, yeah!!

Chorus:
I can see it in your eyes
You’ve got those bright, baby blues.
You don’t see what you’ve got to gain
But you don’t like to lose.
You watch yourself from the sidelines
Like your life was a game you don’t mind playing
To keep yourself amused.
I don’t mean to be cruel, Baby
But you’re looking confused.

Refrain II:

Baby, if you can hear me

Turn down your radio.

There’s just one thing

I want you to know.

When you’ve been near me

I felt the love stirring in my soul

Yeah, Yeah!! Yes I have!!

Break:

Verse III:
It’s so hard to come by that feeling of peace.

(spoken) This friend of mine said
“Close your eyes, try a few of these.”
I thought I was flying like a bird
So far above my sorrow
But when I looked down
I was standing on my knees.
Now, I need someone to help me
Someone to help me, please.

Final Refrain:
Baby, if you need me
Like I know I need you.
There’s just one thing
I’ll ask you to do
Take my hand and lead me
To the hole in your garden wall[C/D]
And pull me through.
Pull me through….

play verse chords on out……

Tuning: Double Drop D

Capo on First Fret

Intro:

Strum each chord lightly until the next note is plucked

d|———0————–0———————————————-0—————|
B|———3————–3———————————————-3—————|
G|———0————–0———————————————-2—————|
D|——-0-0———-0—0——0~————-0–2~—-2/42p0—–0~–0—————|
A|—–2—2——0-2—2-2—————–0-2—————–2p0———————-|
D|–0————————————————————————————|

First Verse:

What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And a Future I No Longer Saw my Hand In

d|————0————————-0—————–0————————0——|
B|————3————————-3—————–3————————3——|
G|————0————————-2—————–0————————2——|
D|————0————————-0—————–0————————0——|
A|————2——————————————-2——————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|

How I Found You Is Beyond My Understanding / My Stunning, Mystery Companion…

e|——-0—————————-0————-0———————-0—–|
B|——-3—————————-3————-3———————-3—–|
G|——-0—————————-2————-0———————-2—–|
D|——-0—————————-0————-2———————-0—–|
A|——-2———————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————————-|

I know you don’t want to be out here forever on this road

e|————0—–0-0—0—————————————————-0———|
B|————3—–3-3—3—————————————————-3———|
G|————2—–2-2—0—————————————————-2———|
D|——0—–0—–2-0—0—————————————————-0———|
A|–0-2—0—————2————————————————————–|
E|—————————————————————————————|

Live among the boxes, where all my past live have been stowed

e|————0—–0-0—0——————————————————0——-|
B|————3—–3-3—3——————————————————3——-|
G|————2—–2-2—0——————————————————2——-|
D|——0—–0—–2-0—0——————————————————0——-|
A|–0-2—0—————2————————————————————–|
E|—————————————————————————————|

Maybe you were thinking of someplace with a garden by the sea

e|————0—–0-0—0———————————————————0—-|
B|————3—–3-3—3———————————————————3—-|
G|————2—–2-2—0———————————————————2—-|
D|——0—–0—–2-0—0———————————————————0—-|
A|–0-2—0—————2————————————————————–|
E|—————————————————————————————|

Where you could slow down….and you can put a little more work in on me

e|————0———————0—————————————————-0—-|
B|————3———————3—————————————————-3—-|
G|————2———————0—————————————————-2—-|
D|——0—–0———————2—————————————————-0—-|
A|–0-2—0———————————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————————————–|
e|———–0———-|
B|———–3———-|
G|———–2———-|
D|——0—-0———-|
A|–0-2—0————-|
E|———————-|

What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And My Solitary Nature Not Withstanding

d|————0————————-0—————–0————————0——|
B|————3————————-3—————–3————————3——|
G|————0————————-2—————–0————————2——|
D|————0————————-0—————–0————————0——|
A|————2——————————————-2——————————-|
D|—————————————————————————————-|

You’re the one who pulled me out of that crash landing / My Stunning, Mystery Companion…

e|————-0———————————–0————0———————-0—–|
B|————-3———————————–3————3———————-3—–|
G|————-0———————————–2————0———————-2—–|
D|————-0———————————–0————2———————-0—–|
A|————-2—————————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————————————-|

Solo:

This is never played the same way twice…Feel Free To Improvise off the progression, this is how
I play it, it is shorter than his usual improve…again strum the cords a bit here

e|———-0—————0–| |———-0————————————————————|
B|———-3—————3–| |———-3————————————————————|
G|———-0—————2–|x2 |———-0——————–2~~—-2-4p2—2~~—x–2/42p0———|
D|——0—0———-0—-0–| |——–0-0——-2p0-0—2/4———-4—4–2~~—x–2/42p0—–0~–|
A|–0-2—2-2——0-2———| |—-0-2—2—0-2——-0—————————————2p0—-|
E|—————————–| |———————————————————————–|
e|–0—–0-0–|
B|–3—–3-3–|
G|–2—–2-2–|
D|–0—–2-0–|
A|————-|
E|————-|

Second Verse:

Right now i can’t quite remember the cause of all my tears

e|—–0—————————————————–0———|
B|—–3—————————————————–3———|
G|—–0—————————————————–2———|
D|—–0—————————————————–0———|
A|—–2————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————–|

I hear you laughing, and somehow the past just disappears

e|————0—–0-0—0————————————————–0——-|
B|————3—–3-3—3————————————————–3——-|
G|————2—–2-2—0————————————————–2——-|
D|——0—–0—–2-0—0————————————————–0——-|
A|–0-2—0—————2———————————————————-|
E|———————————————————————————–|

Maybe you were joking when you said you’d take me(..)and no more

e|————0—–0-0—0———————————————————0—-|
B|————3—–3-3—3———————————————————3—-|
G|————2—–2-2—0———————————————————2—-|
D|——0—–0—–2-0—0———————————————————0—-|
A|–0-2—0—————2————————————————————–|
E|—————————————————————————————|

Maybe you’ve had the best of me but (…) and be sure

e|————0——0————————————————-0—-|
B|————3——3————————————————-3—-|
G|————2——0————————————————-2—-|
D|——0—–0——2————————————————-0—-|
A|–0-2—0—————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————————–|
e|———–0———-|
B|———–3———-|
G|———–2———-|
D|——0—-0———-|
A|–0-2—0————-|
E|———————-|

What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And a life that just gets more and more demanding

d|————0————————-0—————-0———————————–0——|
B|————3————————-3—————-3———————————–3——|
G|————0————————-2—————-0———————————–2——|
D|————0————————-0—————-0———————————–0——|
A|————2——————————————2——————————————|
D|————————————————————————————————–|

There’s no doubt you’re the reason I’m still Standing / My Stunning, Mystery Companion…

e|————-0———————————–0————0———————-0—–|
B|————-3———————————–3————3———————-3—–|
G|————-0———————————–2————0———————-2—–|
D|————-0———————————–0————2———————-0—–|
A|————-2—————————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————————————-|

My Stunning, Mystery Companion…

e|——0———————-0—–|
B|——3———————-3—–|
G|——0———————-2—–|
D|——2———————-0—–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|

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#Subject: b/browne_jackson/the_times_youve_come.crd
#Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 01:34:32 GMT
#From: pgfn95a@prodigy.com
#
#Jackson Browne The Times You’ve Come written by Jackson Browne
#
#Bonnie Raitt Harmony vocals
#David Lindley guitar
#bass Leland Sklar
#Drums Russ Kunkel
#
#

In the time we’ve known,
That we each are a part of one another
We’ve lost as much as we have won
And as our lives have grown,
We have found that it only brings us pain
To hang on to the things that we have done
Still I’ve loved the times you’ve come
When you went away
Taking all that I built my false road on^?
I dropped my life and couldn’t find the pieces
Now you come and go
And it’s hard but I feel my strength returning
We’ll see how far this new road reaches
We’ll see a little more each time we come
Everybody’s gonna tell you it’s not worth it
Everybody’s gotta show you their own pain
You might try to find your way up around it
But the need for love will still remain
Now we’re lying here,
So safe in the ruins of our pleasure
Laughter marks the place where we have fallen
And our lives are near
So it wouldn’t occur to us to wonder
Is this the past or the future that is calling
You know I’ve loved these times you’ve come

From Jackson Browne “For Everyman LP”
Asylum Records 1973

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##This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the#
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#

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#
#Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 00:56:18 -0700 (PDT)
#From: “R. McPherson”
#Subject: b/browne_jackson/here_come_those_tears_again.crd
#
#Title: Here Come Those Tears Again
#Artist: Jackson Browne
#notes: Capo on the first fret to play with piano (begins in Bb).
# Chords are written as open and defined at the end.
#
Here come those [A/G]tears again
Just when I was getting over you
[A/E]Just when I was gonna make it through
Another [A/E]night – without missing you
Thinking I might just be strong enough after all
[A/E]When I hear those footsteps - echoing in the hall
Baby here we stan[A/G]d again
Like we did so many times before
[A/E]Even though you looked so sure
As I was [A/E]watching you walking out my door
But you always walk back in like you did today
[A/E]Acting like you never even – went away
Well I don’t know – [A/G]if I can
Open up and let you in, babe
[A/E]Here – come those tears
[A/E]Here – come those tears again [A/G]
I can hear you [A/G]telling me - how you needed to be free
[A/E]And you had some thin[D/E]gs to work out alone [G/A] [A/Db]
Now you’re standing here telling me how[A/E] – you have grown
Here come those [A/G]tears
Now you’ll tell me how to hold them in
[A/E]Here – come those tears
[A/E]Here – come those tears again
Some other time baby
When I’m strong and I’m feeling fine maybe
[A/E]When I can look at you without crying
You might look like a friend of mine (but I)
Don’t know – [A/G]if I can
Open up enough to let you in, babe
[A/E]Here – come those tears
[A/E]Here – come those tears again
[A/G] – Walk away – – -
I’m going [A/E]back inside and turning out the light
And I’ll be [A/E]in the dark but you’ll be out of sight (but I)
Don’t know – [A/G]if I can
Open up enough to let you in, babe
[A/E]Here – come those tears
[A/E]Here – come those tears again
Chords:
A:x02220 A/E:002220 A/G:3×2220 A/Db:x42220 F#m:244222 F#m7:242222
D:xx0232 D/E:xx2232 Db7:x4342x Bm:x24432 E7sus4:020200 E:022100
G/A:x05433 Fddim:123434 (use 1234xx)

Capo 2

A | E | A | E

I got my head down between my knees
I got my back against this bedroom wall
I hear my voice saying baby please
But I know you don’t hear me call

You’re staring at that far horizon
I don’t even know why you stay
It’s like you’re already miles and miles away

E | E | E |
A | E | A | E

We got this life so far turned around
We only talk about what happened last
We try to move ahead but we're losing ground
To the heartache and the pain of the past

You’re staring at that far horizon
I don’t even know why you stay
you’re already miles and miles away

Miles Away
From these sad deliberations
From a life in disarray
And all these recriminations
And these stones all in your passway

D A C E | E
D A C E | E
A | E | A | E
A | B | E | E

You got this rage choking up your voice
And you’re behaving like an orphan child
I want to be your friend but I got no choice
Than to fight when you’re so mean and wild

You’re staring at that far horizon
I don’t even know why you stay
It’s like you’re already miles and miles away

Miles Away
From these sad deliberations
From the innocence betrayed
The abandoned expectations
And the stones that we have laid

A | E | A | E
A | E | A | E
A | E | A | E

[Intro Tab]

e|-0---------------|-0----------------|----------------|-0-------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|-1---------1----|---------------|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-----2----------|----2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|-------------3--|-------3-------|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|--------3-------|-----------0h2-|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1--------------|-1-------------|

[Verse Tab]

e|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|------------1----|------------1----|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-1---------------|------2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|------3-------3--|----3---------3--|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|----3------------|----------3------|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1---------------|

[Verse 1]
I don’t know what to say about these days
I’m seeing people changing in the strangest ways
Even in the richer neighborhoods
People don’t know when they’ve got it good
They’ve got the envy, and they’ve got it bad

[Instrumental Fill]

Here’s one way to play that little fill that comes after some verses:

e|------0----------|-0-------3-------|-----0---------|---------------|
B|------------3----|-----------------|-----1---------|---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---------|---------------|
D|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-----2----|-0---------------|---------------|-----------0h2-|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------------|---------------|

And another way:

e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--------5-----3----|-5-------8-------|-----1---------|--------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----0---------|--------------|
D|--------7-----5----|-7-------10------|--3------------|--------------|
A|-(3)----7-----5----|-7-------10------|-(3)-----------|--------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|

The normal verse chords continue underneath, so you can also just continue to play those instead.

e|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|------------1----|------------1----|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-1---------------|------2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|------3-------3--|----3---------3--|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|----3------------|----------3------|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1---------------|

[Verse 2]
When I was a kid everything I did was trying to be free
Running up and down Tinsel Town with the fire inside of me
My planet’s all in retrograde, the best of all my plans got laid
I made my breaks, and some mistakes
Just not the ones people think I made

[Chorus Tab]

e|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|------------1----|------------1----|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-1---------------|------2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|------3-------3--|----3---------3--|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|----3------------|----------3------|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1---------------|

Now I’m a long way gone
Down this wild road I’m on
It’s going to take me where I'm bound
But it’s the long way a- round

[Instrumental Fill] x2

[Verse 3]
It’s so hard keeping track of what’s gone wrong
The covenant unravels, and the news just rolls along
I could feel my memory letting go some two or three disasters ago
It’s hard to say which did more ill
Citizens United or the Gulf oil spill

And I’m a long way gone
Down this wild road I’m on
It’s going to take me where I'm bound
But it’s the long way a- round

[Instrumental Fill] x2

[Verse 4]
It’s never been that hard to buy a gun
Now they’ll sell a Glock 19 to just about anyone
The seeds of trage- dy are there
In what we feel we have the right to bear
To watch our children come to harm
There in the safety of our arms
With all we disagree about
The passions burn, the heart goes out

And we’re a long way gone
Down this wild road we’re on
It’s going to take us where we’re bound
But it’s the long way a- round

[Instrumental Fill] x4

[~Outro~] x 8+

e|-0---------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|--------------0--|--------------0--|-2------------|--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-----|--0-----------|
A|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1------------|--------------|

F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7 x8

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READY OR NOT
JACKSON BROWNE

Someone’s gonna have to explain it to me.– I’m not sure what it
means;

my baby’s feeling funny in the morning, she’s having trouble getting
into her jeans.

Her waistline seems to be expanding, although she never feels like
eating a thing;

I guess we’ll reach some understanding when we see what the future
brings.

I met her in a crowded barroom, one of those typical Hollywood scenes;

I was doing my very best Bogart, but I was having trouble getting
into her jeans.
I punched an unemployed actor, defending her dignity;
He stood up and knocked me through that barroom door and that girl
came home with me.

CHORUS I:

Now baby’s feelin’ funny in the morning, she says she’s got a lot on
her mind.

Nature didn't give any warning, now she’s gonna have to leave her
wild ways behind

She says she doesn’t care if she never spends another night running
loose on the town

she’s gonna be a mother. Take a look in my eyes and tell me brother
if I look like I’m ready.

I told her I had always lived alone and I probably always would;
And all I wanted was my freedom and she told me that she understood.
But I let her do some of my laundry and she slipped a few meals in
between;
the next thing I remember, she was all moved in
and I was buying her a washing machine.

CHORUS II:
Now baby’s feeling funny in the morning, she says she’s got a lot on
her mind.
Nature didn’t give her any warning, but she’s feeling better about it
all the time.
She says she’s ready for some meaning after all of her running around.

Well bless my soul, she’s got a rock and roll bandman thinkin’ ‘bout
settling down.

Chords:
Name EADGBe
A/F# 2xx220
B/F# 2×4442
D x5423x –
E x7645x |- Chords used on part ‘Where were you when you understood’
A/C# x4765x |
B x2444x -/
D/F# 2x023x
E/F# 2xx100

Intro:
|F# |F# |F# |F# |
|F# |F# |F# |A/F# B/F# |
|F# |F# |F# |A/F# B/F# |
|F# |F# |F# |A/F# B/F# |

Where were you when the sky cracked open
[B/F#]Waiting for shelter and barely coping
Thinking you could ride the storm out
[A/F#]Hoping it would be [B/F#]all right
Where were you when they gave the warning
[B/F#]Hundred-fifty mile winds by morning
Category four making landfall in the [A/F#]wild gray [B/F#]light

(min/sec 1:04)
F# (piano chords arranged for guitar)
| | | | | | | | (

e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-4---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0---------------4---------------|
G|-2h3------------------1------3---|-1---------------4---------------|
D|-----4---2---4--------2------4---|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-4---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2h3-----------------------------|-2h3-----------------------------|
D|-----4---2---4-------------------|-----4---2----4------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you in the social order
[B/F#]The Lower nine or a hotel in the Quarter
Which side of the border between [A/F#]rich and poor[B/F#]
Where were you going to evacuate to
[B/F#]Assuming there was any way to
Where if you didn’t own [E/F#]a car[B/F#]

(min/sec 1:46)
F# (piano chords arranged for guitar)
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e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-4---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0---------------4---------------|
G|-2h3------------------1------3---|-1---------------4---------------|
D|-----4---2---4--------2------4---|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-4---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2h3-----------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-----4---2---4---------4-2---4---|---------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(min/sec 2:07)
Where were you when you understood
However decent, however good [A/C#]
However hard some people try
They only barely make it by
They’re born and live their entire lives
In harm’s way

Interlude:
(min/sec 2:29)

|F# |F# |
So now where are we gonna go

F# (Piano fills)
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-4---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-6---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-4---2-4-2-4-------2-4-----|-----4-4---2-4-2-4---------------|
A|---------------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(min/sec 2:45)
Where were you when you heard the stranded
[B/F#]The injured and the empty-handed
Running out of food and water at the Superdome
The newborn and the elderly
[B/F#]Exposed to even more misery
While those in charge of rescue waited for the Guard to come

And those who left the Convention Center
[B/F#]Were stopped on the bridge when they tried to enter
The safety of the Westbank and higher ground
(3:17)
And when the Guard finally did arrive
[B/F#]And got to work on [D/F#]about day five
Mainly they were used to keep the [D/F#]looting down[E/F#]

(min/sec 3:27)
F# (piano chords arranged for guitar)
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e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-4---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0---------------4---------------|
G|-2h3------------------1------3---|-1---------------4---------------|
D|-----4---2---4--------2------4---|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------5---|-5-4---4---------2-------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------4---|-4-4---4---------2-------1-------|
D|-4---------------------------6---|-6-4---4---------2-------2-------|
A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2h3-----------------------------|-2h3-----------------------------|
D|-----4---2---4-------2-4---2-4---|-----4---2---4-------2-4---2-4---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(min/sec 3:49)
Where were you when you realized
However strong, however wise
[A/C#]However true our leaders appear to be
They talk about prosperity
However hard this country strives
[A/C#]When property is valued more than lives
[D/F#]How strong will we [E/F#]ever really be
[D/F#]How strong will we [E/F#]ever really be
[D/F#]How long do we i[E/F#]magine we’ll be free
[D/F#](How long do we [E/F#]imagine we’ll be free )

(min/sec 4:31)
|D/F# |E/F# |D/F# |E/F# |
|D/F# |E/F# |

(min/sec 4:47) (piano fills)
| | | | [B/F#]| | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
G|-3-------------------------------|-1-----------2-------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| | | | |[B/F#] | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|-----------------------------0---|---------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------0---|-------------------------0-------|
G|-3---------------------------1---|-------------2-------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| | | | |[B/F#] | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-----------0-----------0-------|-------------2-------------------|
G|-3-----------1-------------------|-------------2-----------2-------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

(min/sec 5:19)
| | | | |[B/F#] | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-4---------------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------|-1---------------1---------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

F#m7 B/F# (piano)
| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-----------------------4---2-----|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------4---|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

F# (Guitar fill)
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---2---4---4-----4---4-4---|-----4---2---4---4-----4----4-4--|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

(min/sec 5:40)
We hold the truth self evident
[F#/B]The photograph of the President
[E/F#][B/F#]
Shaved face and rested eyes
[F#/B]Looking down he circles twice
On the way home from his va[E/F#]cation [B/F#]

(min/sec 6:02)
F# (piano chords arranged for guitar)
| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------|
G|-3-------------------------------|-4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-6---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you When you got the

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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-0---------------4---------------|
G|-3--------------------1------3---|-1---------------4---------------|
D|-4--------------------2------4---|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

picture

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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------|
G|-3-------------------------------|-4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-6---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
G|-3--------------------1------3---|-1---------------4---------------|
D|-4--------------------2------4---|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------|
G|-3-------------------------------|-4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-6---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Where were you when the streets filled up with

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
G|-3--------------------1------3---|-1---------------4---------------|
D|-4--------------------2------4---|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

black water

(min/sec 6:33)
Where were you when defeat and destruction reigned in the Crescent
[A/C#]Where were you when it blew from every direction
Where were you when the promise was made
[A/C#]To return and rebuild
To restore to its people
The city that gave us the first American music
[A/C#]The true inspiration and the freedom to use it
Where will we find it again if we lose it
[A/C#]And where will we be
If we ever cease to [D/F#]love [E/F#]
(If we ever cease to[D/F#] love)[E/F#]
If we ever cease to [D/F#]love [E/F#]
(If we ever cease to[D/F#] love) [E/F#]

(min/sec 7:37)
D/F# E/F# (piano fills)
| | | | | | | |

e|-------10------12------12--------|-----------------0---------------|
B|-----------10------12------12----|-----------------0-------0-------|
G|-------------11------13------13--|-----------------1-------1-------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D/F# E/F# (piano fills)
| | | | | | | |

e|-------10------12------12--------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------10------12------12----|-0-------------------------------|
G|-------------11------13------13--|-1-----------2-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D/F# E/F# (piano fills)
| | | | | | | |

e|-------10------12------12--------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-----------10------12------12----|-0-----------------------0-------|
G|-------------11------13------13--|-1-----------2-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D/F# E/F# (piano fills)
| | | | | | | |

e|-------10------12------12--------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------10------12------12----|-0-----2-----------------0-------|
G|-------------11------13------13--|-1-------------2-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-------------4-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------5-----------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D/F# E/F# (piano fills)
| | | | | | | |

e|-------10------12------12--------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-----------10------12------12----|-0-------------------------------|
G|-------------11------13------13--|-1-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# |
|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# |
|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# |
|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# |

|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# |
|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# |
|Fm#7 |B/F# |F# |F# | (repeat & fade)