Josh Turner – I Was There (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
D            A             Bm
I was there that night in Bethlehem

         G                                           A 
And when Neil and the boys came to the moon in that tin can

   D           A               Bm
At Gettysburg, Omaha beach, in Vietnam

         G                       A
I heard every soldier's cry and mom's prayer

        D    G D

[tab]D            A                      Bm
I was there when you took your first breath

             G                                          A           
And when you lit that stolen Lucky Strike and like the choke to death

D             A                      Bm
When you were waist deep in Carter's Creek

              G                                               A
And preacher John dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air

       D
I was there
[Chorus]
Bm
I'm always around

      A
I was then and I am now

    D                          G
And I'll be here when tomorrow comes

       Bm
When a road comes to an end

    A
I'm where you start again

    D                         G
I'm never farther than a word away

        Bm                 A
You've always got a friend
[Verse 2]
          D       A                      Bm
When your grandma passed, I was in that house

               G                                        A
And when your grandpa ran down the street to go to show her around

         D    D   A   A   G    G   A
I was there
[Chorus]
Bm
I'm always around

      A
I was then and I am now

    D                          G
And I'll be here when tomorrow comes

       Bm
When a road comes to an end

    A
I'm where you start again

    D                         G
I'm never farther than a word away

        Bm                 A
You've always got a friend
[Verse 3]
D           A                Bm
I was there last night on highway 9

            G                                           A
When you answered the phone and ran right through that stop sign

       D                     A                 Bm
I was in the cab, in that bigger rig, in that trucker's ear

           G                               A
They then swerve to the right and miss you by a hair

        D
I was there
[Tag]
            Bm               A                    G             A
If you're feeling alone look up on the One who answers prayers

                D       A    G    A   D
And I'm always there