Where You Been — Carrie Newcomer
Chords and lyrics for Where You Been by Carrie Newcomer (key of C).
Verse
He was [F]driving into [C]Chicago in a [G]borrowed El [C]Camino
On a [F]hazeless day in [C]springtime, I think it was[G] the Cinco De [C]Mayo[F]
Maybe it was [C]Saint Paddy's or the[G] Gay Pride [Am]parade
[Em]But I've [F]never seen [C]nobody light [G]up the street that [C]way
Chorus
Brother, where [F]you been?
[C]Hold on if [Am]you can
Just do your [G]best, then say, [C]“Amen”
Verse
[F]Called in sick for the [C]weekend, drinking Saint[G] Paulies in [C]Wisconsin
I went [F]fishing with my [C]buddies most of [G]Sunday [C]afternoon[F]
There beneath the [C]halo of an [G]Old Milwaukee [Am]sign
[Em]He said, [F]"There's big ones in the [C]shallows, I [G]see them all the [C]time"
Chorus
Brother, where [F]you been?
[C]Hold on if [Am]you can
Just do your [G]best, then say, [C]“Amen”
Verse
Stopped [F]in the [C]Seven-Eleven, I was [G]buying [C]Aquafina
He was [F]wearing knock-off [C]sneakers, I was [G]nursing a [C]hangover
He said, “You're[F] worth a whole lot more, [C]baby, than you [G]ever dared to [Am]dream
of”
[Em]Like he [F]knew the secret, [C]sketchy places[G] I'd been looking [C]for love
Chorus
Sister, where [F]you been?
[C]Hold on if [Am]you can
Just do your [G]best, then say, [C]“Amen”
Verse
A tall, [F]skinny guy in [C]dreadlocks said they're giving' [G]out free bagels [C]and
lox[F]
I took the kids and all my [C]plastic bags[G] and walked the seven [C]blocks
There were [F]joggers and [C]commuters, [G]skateboard kids and [Am]Goths
[Em]There were [F]drunks and dogs and [C]meter maids in that [G]downtown vacant [C]lot
Instrumental
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Verse
He said, “The [F]universe is [C]unfolding,[G] the centre still is [C]holding
There’s [F]enough if we just [C]shared, now ya'all, don't forget[G] to pass the
[C]basket[F]
Blessed are the good [C]hearted, the [G]poets and the [Am]dreamers
And [Em]all us [F]crazy, holy, [C]hungry ones who [G]believe in something [C]better”
Chorus
Brother, where [F]you been?
[C]Hold on if [Am]you can
Just do your [G]best, then say, [C]“Amen”
Verse
I saw [F]Jesus talking [C]shop[G] with Buddha at [C]Starbucks
I saw [F]Gia and Ganesh[C] doing [G]double Dutch in the [C]park[F]
Mohammad was throwing[C] popcorn to the [G]pigeons and the [Am]sparrows
And [Em]all us [F]crazy, holy, [C]hungry ones still [G]believe in something [C]better
Chorus
Brother, where [F]you been?
[C]Hold on if [Am]you can
Just do your [G]best, then say, [C]“Amen”
Chorus
Sister, where [F]you been?
[C]Hold on if [Am]you can
Just do your [G]best, then say, [C]“Amen”
Outro
[C]Say, “Amen”
[C]Say, “Amen”
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