Tabbed by szea426 Josh Turner - I Was There Intro C Em7 Am7 Am/F Am7 Verse 1: C Cmaj9 I was there that night in Bethlehem Am Em F G And when Neil and the boys came to the moon in that tin can C Cmaj9 Am7/G At Gettysburg, Omaha beach, in Vietnam Am Em F G I heard every soldier's cry and mom's prayer C Cmaj9 I was there C Cmaj9 I was there when you took your first breath Am Em F G And when you lit that stolen Lucky Strike and like the choke to death C Cmaj9 When you were waist deep in Carter's Creek Am7/G Am Em F G And preacher John dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air C Cmaj9 I was there Chorus: Am I'm always around G I was then and I am now C Cmaj9 Am G And I'll be here when tomorrow comes Am When a road comes to an end G I'm where you start again C Cmaj9 Dm I'm never farther than a word away G You've always got a friend Verse 2: C Cmaj9 When your grandma passed, I was in that house Am Em F G And when your grandpa ran down the street to go to show her around C Cmaj9 I was there Am F C Cmaj9 Dm G Chorus: Am I'm always around G I was then and I am now C Cmaj9 Am G And I'll be here when tomorrow comes Am When a road comes to an end G I'm where you start again C Cmaj9 Dm I'm never farther than a word away G You've always got a friend Verse 3: C Cmaj9 I was there last night on highway 9 Am Em F G When you answered the phone and ran right through that stop sign C Cmaj9 Am7/G I was in the cab, in that bigger rig, in that trucker's ear Am Em F G Made him swerve to the right and miss you by a hair C Cmaj9 I was there Tag: Am Em F G If you're feeling alone look up on the One who answers prayers C Em7 Am7 Am/F Am7 And I'm always there Message me with any corrections