#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From Sat Feb 18 02:00:15 1995 Path: news.ttu.edu!newshost.lanl.gov!ncar!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.his.com!his.com Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 95 21:11:00 -0500 Subject: Re: REQ: Kathy Mattea References: Organization: Heller Information Services, Inc. X-Newsreader: TPCB 0.8 21100007 Lines: 46 On 02-14-95, [email protected] wrote to All: j> No listing at all at Nevada. WHERE'VE YOU BEEN J. Vezner & D. Henry (c) 1989 Claire had all but given up [D Am7 D] When she and Edwin fell in love [G4 G D/F# Em] She touched his face and shook her head [D Am7 D] In disbelief, she sighed and said, [G4 G G4 B7] "In many dreams I've held you near [Am7 Bm7] Now, at last, you're really here." [C G/B Am7 D] "Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I've looked for you forever and a day [C D G] Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D G] He asked her for her hand for life [D Am7 D] And she became a salesman's wife [G4 G D/F# Em] He was home each night by eight [D Am7 D] But one stormy evening, he was late [G4 G G4 B7] Her frightened tears fell to the floor [Am7 Bm7] Until his key turned in the door. [C G/B Am7 D] "Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I've looked for you forever and a day [C D G] Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D G] They'd never spent a night apart [C] For sixty years she heard him snore [Em] Now they're in a hospital [C /b] In separate beds on different floors [Am D] Claire soon lost her memory [D Am7 D] Forgot the names of family [G4 G D/F# Em] She never spoke a word again [D Am7 D] Then one day, they wheeled him in [G4 G G4 B7] He held her hand and stroked her hair [Am7 Bm7] In A fragile voice she said, [C G/B Am7 D] "Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I've looked for you forever and a day [C D G] Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I'm just not myself when you're away. [C D Em] No, I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D C (G)]
