Chords:Name EADGBeF# 244322A/F# 2xx220B/F# 2x4442D x5423x -\E x7645x |- Chords used on part ‘Where were you when you understood’A/C# x4765x |B x2444x -/D/F# 2x023xE/F# 2xx100Intro:|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# |F#Where were you when the sky cracked openB/F#Waiting for shelter and barely copingF#Thinking you could ride the storm outA/F# B/F#Hoping it would be all rightF#Where were you when they gave the warningB/F#Hundred-fifty mile winds by morningF# A/F# B/F#Category four making landfall in the wild gray light(min/sec 1:04)F# (piano chords arranged for guitar)| | | | | | | | (<-beat indication)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-------| 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E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|Where were you| | | | | | | |e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2h3-----------------------------|-2h3-----------------------------| D|-----4---2---4-------------------|-----4---2----4------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|F#Where were you in the social orderB/F#The Lower nine or a hotel in the QuarterF# A/F# B/F#Which side of the border between rich and poorF#Where were you going to evacuate toB/F#Assuming there was any way toF# E/F# B/F#Where if you didn’t own a car(min/sec 1:46)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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|F#| | | | | | | |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)D EWhere were you when you understoodA/C#However decent, however goodBHowever hard some people tryDThey only barely make it byEThey’re born and live their entire livesF# F#In harm’s wayInterlude:(min/sec 2:29)|F# |F# |So now where are we gonna goF# (Piano fills)| | | | | | | |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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|F# F#| | | | | | | |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)F#Where were you when you heard the strandedB/F#The injured and the empty-handedF#Running out of food and water at the SuperdomeF#The newborn and the elderlyB/F#Exposed to even more miseryF#While those in charge of rescue waited for the Guard to comeF#And those who left the Convention CenterB/F#Were stopped on the bridge when they tried to enterF#The safety of the Westbank and higher ground(3:17)F#And when the Guard finally did arriveB/F# D/F#And got to work on about day fiveF# D/F# E/F#Mainly they were used to keep the looting down(min/sec 3:27)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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|F#| | | | | | | |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)D EWhere were you when you realizedEHowever strong, however wiseA/C# BHowever true our leaders appear to beDThey talk about prosperityEHowever hard this country strivesA/C# BWhen property is valued more than livesD/F# E/F#How strong will we ever really beD/F# E/F#How strong will we ever really beD/F# E/F#How long do we imagine we’ll be freeD/F# E/F#(How long do we 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)F#m B/F#| | | | | | | |e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|F# (Guitar fill)| | | | | | | |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)F#We hold the truth self evidentF#/BThe photograph of the PresidentF# E/F# B/F#F#Shaved face and rested eyesF#/BLooking down he circles twiceF# E/F# B/F#On the way home from his vacation(min/sec 6:02)F# (piano chords arranged for guitar)| | | | | | | |e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------| 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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-------------------------------|---------------------------------|F#| | | | | | | |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)D EWhere were you when defeat and destruction reigned in the CrescentA/C# BWhere were you when it blew from every directionD EWhere were you when the promise was madeA/C# BTo return and rebuildDTo restore to its peopleEThe city that gave us the first American musicA/C# BThe true inspiration and the freedom to use itD EWhere will we find it again if we lose itA/C# BAnd where will we beD/F# E/F#If we ever cease to loveD/F# E/F#(If we ever cease to love)D/F# E/F#If we ever cease to loveD/F# E/F#(If we ever cease to love)(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-------------------| 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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)
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