Misc Musicals – Come From Away - 28 Hours - Wherever We Are (Guitar)
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From the Musical "Come From Away" by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
(spoken)
[DIANE]
C Bb F Cm When you include the original flight, we were on the plane for twelve... thirteen hours
[KEVIN T]
We were on there fifteen hours
[KEVIN J]
C
Twenty hours[PASSENGER 3]
Bb F Twenty-eight hours. We were on the plane for over an entire day
[COMPANY, sung]
C Bb F C Twenty-eight hours over an entire day Bb F There was one aisle in the middle C Everyone knew every inch of that plane
(spoken)
[PASSENGER 10]
Bb F We were allowed out of our seats, but not off the plane
[KEVIN T]
C
You never think about it, but airplane doors are twenty feet in the air[KEVIN J]
Bb
And even if you survived the jump, they probably would have shot you[PASSENGER 3]
F
You can go up to first class, you can stretch in the aisles[PASSENGER 7]
C Bb There are three seats on each side and there was only one aisle in the middle
[BOB]
F
Everyone knew every inch of that plane[PASSENGER 4]
C
Our flight was full! There were children sleeping on the floor[PASSENGER 2]
Bb
We had no way to get information[NICK]
F C This is before most people had mobile phones. And only a couple people got through
[PASSENGER 8]
Bb
Hello?[PASSENGER 7]
Mom!
[PASSENGER 5]
F
Bonjour?[PASSENGER 2]
Operator?
[BEVERLEY, sung]
C Bb F Tom? Oh, thank God! I finally got through C I borrowed a passenger's phone Bb How are you? Are the kids okay? F No, I'm fine, Tom, I'm fine C Bb Safe and sound on the ground here in Newfoundland F C We don't know much except for the BBC Bb Listen, I can't talk long F C Can you do something for me?
(spoken)
[PASSENGER 8]
I'm okay
[PASSENGER 7]
I'm fine
[PASSENGER 5]
Oui, bien
[HANNAH]
Pick up!
[BEVERLEY, sung]
C Bb Tell the kids I'm alright F C Take them into the kitchen Bb And show them the map F That we used to put pins in C Bb For each destination F C That we flew together Bb Tell them I'm fine F Put a pin here in Gander
Cm
(spoken)
[NICK]
Bb
On our plane, someone has a cell phone[PASSENGER 10]
Ab
But then the battery dies[ALI]
Fm
There are phones in the backs of the seats[PASSENGER 2]
But they don't work!
[PASSENGER 4]
Cm
Half the passengers on our plane don't speak English![PASSENGER 11]
Bb Ab Even if we knew what was happenin', we don't speak their language
[PASSENGER 10]
G
On our plane, we asked the flight attendants[FLIGHT ATTENDANT]
C G But the captain says not to say too much, and that's when rumors start flying
[PASSENGER 5]
Bb
There was an accident[PASSENGER 12]
An accident?
[ALI]
Eb
The US airspace is closed[PASSENGER 8]
Ab
For the first time in history[PASSENGER 11]
Why won't she tell us what's happening?
[PASSENGER 9]
A helicopter crashed in Pennsylvania
[PASSENGER 5]
Gb
A helicopter crashed into a building[PASSENGER 10]
A building?
[PASSENGER 8]
The White House!
[PASSENGER 7]
The White House was bombed!
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT]
I need you to calm down, ma'am! Everyone calm down!
[PASSENGER 10]
F
It's World War III! Oh my God, it's World War III![JOEY]
Whoo!
Dm Bb C Meanwhile on our plane we didn't have a clue Dm We were all going insane because
[COMPANY]
Bb C There wasn't squat to do
[JOEY]
Dm Then the captain starts apologizing Bb C Says on behalf of the airline Dm He's giving each and everyone some...
[COMPANY]
Bb C Complimentary booze! Bb Open the airplane doors C Wave at all the cars Bb C Hello to whoever you are Dm Wherever we are
[PASSENGER 1]
Bb C The ground crews supplied whatever we needed
[KEVIN J]
Nicotine patches
[NICK]
Dm
Medication[PASSENGER 5]
Pampers
[KEVIN T, KEVIN J, JOEY, BOB & PARTY GIRLS]
Bb C Something to drink!
[JOEY]
Dm So the flight attendants brought out Bb C All the mini-bottles of liquor Dm And delivered them to everyone
[COMPANY]
Bb C Soon everyone got friendlier
[JOEY]
Dm Bb C I took a couple of pictures of the view there with my camera Dm We didn't know where we were
[COMPANY]
Bb C But we knew that we were hammered! Bb Open the airplane doors C Wave at all the locals Bb C Surely there's something better to do than park Dm Wherever we are
Bb C
[KEVIN T]
F#m D E We'd been sitting there for fourteen hours when we pull out the Grey Goose
[KEVIN J]
F#m
Kevin and I were kind of hiding it because...[KEVIN T]
D E D ...Because we didn't want to share it.
Anyway, this woman, this hot mess behind us,
F#m
kept completely freaking out[DELORES]
I don't understand why they can't let us off.
D I mean, just to stretch our legs?! I mean, really? F#m E I need to get some air! Oh my God, I need to get off this plane!
[KEVIN T]
D And my boyfriend Kevin. We're both named Kevin. F#m It was cute for a while. Anyway, Kevin was not dealing with it well
[KEVIN J]
D
I'm going to kill her[DELORES]
F#m E Excuse me?! I would like to get off the plane. I am claustrophobic!
[KEVIN J]
Excuse me, would you like some Xanax?
N.C.
Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out
E
and we are all freaking the fuck out![COMPANY]
D Open the airplane doors E Let a little air in here D E 'Cause I could use a shower or a bar (Or a bar!) D Open the airplane doors E Look at all the planes out there D E There must be a convention, it's bizarre F#m Wherever we are F#m Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) F#m Out of the window F#m Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) F#m Nothing but darkness F#m Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) F#m Darkness and headlights F#m Twenty-eight hours (Twenty-eight hours) B Nothing to see
[HANNAH, spoken]
Em G D The flight attendants keep telling us nothing's wrong. Em C Well, I've got kids, and I've got grandkids, I know when someone's hiding something. Em And when parents need their kids to stop asking questions, they start playing movies
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT]
D
We ran through every movie we had: Legally Blonde, Doctor Doolittle 2, and... Titanic[DELORES]
Em D C Near, far, wherever you-
[COMPANY]
Em Nothing to do C Nothing to see Em D Thank God we stopped at the Duty Free Em Wherever we are
(spoken)
[NICK]
Do you mind if I sit here? I need to get some work done
D
and there's some drunk people at the back of the plane singing at the top of their lungs[DIANE]
C
No, of course. I'm Diane[NICK]
D
Nick. How are you doing?[DIANE]
Em I'm...worried about someone. He was flying today. Bm I just wish there was some way to tell him where I am
[NICK]
C Newfoundland. Oh, no, you know that. You just can't tell him. Right. D I'm hoping you're one of those people who laughs when English people say awkward things
[DIANE]
C
I just wish we knew what was happening[ACTOR 2]
D
What's happening?[ACTOR 5]
What's happening?
[DIANE & NICK]
Em
Somewhere in between[DIANE, spoken]
D
Your life[NICK, spoken]
And your work
[COMPANY]
C D When the world may be falling apart
And you think
[DIANE]
C
I'm alone[NICK]
I'm alone
[DIANE & NICK]
D
And I'm so damn helpless[COMPANY]
C D There's nothing left to do but drink
[PARTY GIRLS]
C We open the airplane doors D Flash all the cars C D Whoo! I've never done that before!
[COMPANY]
C Twenty-eight hours D God! Over an entire day C Running out of things to say D And wondering if there's someone C Going to clue us in D Tell us all what's happening C Because the sun is setting D And we're sitting in the dark Em Wherever we are
[BOB]
D
Later that night, I'm up in the cockpit with some of the other passengerswhen the pilot puts the radio on over the intercom,
C D and the whole plane goes silent when the president gives his speech
[PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, spoken]
B A E I ask the American people to join me in saying thanks B for all the folks who've been fighting hard to rescue our fellow citizens F# E and to join me in saying a prayer for the victims and their families. B C#m The resolve of our great nation is being tested, but, make no mistake, B E F# we will show the world that we will pass this test. God bless
[BEVERLEY]
B A You got through to the airline E Tom, I'm okay B Tell me what's happening out there A How bad is it? Tell me everything E Tom, who was in the air? B A No, no, I wouldn't have known them E B No, no one on that airline A E Charles?! Are you sure? B No, I'm fine Tom. I'm fine