Where've You Been chords by Kathy Mattea

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Claire had all but
given up,
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When she and Edwin fell in love.
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She touched his face and shook her head,
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In disbelief, she sighed and said:
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"In many dreams I've
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held you near,
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"Now, at last,
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you're really here.

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Verse 2

"Where've you been?"

"I've looked for you forever

and a day."

"Where've you been?"

"I'm just not myself when you're away."

Verse 3
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He asked her for her hand for life,
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And she became a salesman's wife.
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He was home each night by eight,
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But one stormy evening, he was late.
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Her frightened tears fell
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to the floor,
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Until his key turned in
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the door.

Verse 4
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"Where've you been? "
"I've looked for you forever
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and a day."
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"Where've you been?"
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"I'm just not myself when
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you're away."
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Verse 5

They'd never spent a night apart,

For sixty years, she heard him snore.

Now they're in a hospital,

In separate beds on different floors.

Verse 6
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Claire soon lost her memory,
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Forgot the names of family.
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She never spoke
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a word again,
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Then one day, they wheeled him in.
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He held her hand and stroked
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her hair,
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In a fragile voice she said:

Verse 7
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"Where've you been? "
"I've looked for you forever
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and a day."
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"Where've you been?"
"I'm just not myself when
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you're away."
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"No, I'm just not myself
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when you're away."