Where've You Been

by Kathy Mattea · posted by Scott_Christensen

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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  6     6   -6  6   -5 5  6
Claire had all but giv-en up

 5    -5  5  5   6   -5  5 -4  5   
When she and Ed-win fell in__ love 

 3    6      6   -6   3   -5    5   6  
She touched his face and shook her head

5   -5  5  5     6    -5    5  -4  5  
In dis-be-lief, she sighed and __ said, 

 -5  -5 5   -4    -6   6    5    6  -6
"In man-y dreams I've held you near __

-5   5   -4     -6    -7  7   -6
Now, at last, you're real-ly here." 


  7    7  -8   7   6 
"Where've you been___? 

  4     7   -7   -6  6  5   6  -4 5  5  -5
I've looked for you for-ev-er and a day__

 7    7  -8   7    6 
Where've you been___?

 7   -7   -6 6   5    6     -4    5  5  -4 4
I'm just not my-self when you're awa-y______." 


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

  7    7  -8   7   6 
"Where've you been___? 

  4     7   -7   -6  6  5   6  -4 5  5  -5
I've looked for you for-ev-er and a day__

 7    7  -8   7    6 
Where've you been___?

 7   -7   -6 6   5    6     -4    5  5  -4 4
I'm just not my-self when you're awa-y______." 

  -6   7  -6   7   -6   7   7  -8 
They'd nev-er spent a night a-part

 6   8  -8   7   -7   -6    -7   6
For six-ty years she heard him snore 

 -6    7    7  -6 7  7  -8 
Now they're in a hos-pi-tal

6   8    -8   7   -7  -6   -7     6 
In sep-arate beds on dif-ferent floors 

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

  7    7  -8   7   6 
"Where've you been___? 

  4     7   -7   -6  6  5   6  -4 5  5   -5
I've looked for you for-ev-er and a day____

 7    7  -8   8   -8  7
Where've you been_______? 

7    -7   -6  6  5    6     -4   5  5   -4  4
I'm just not my-self when you're a-way________.

-7   7   -7   -6  6   5   6     -4   5  4 
No, I'm just not my-self when you're a-way."

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