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

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

Verse Two: 
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He asked her for her hand for life, and she became a salesman's wife 
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He was home each night by eight, but one stormy evening he was late 
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Her frightened tears fell to the floor, until his key turned in the door 


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Where've you been?  I've looked for you forever and a day 
              C     Em                       D/F#    G 
Where've you been?  I'm just not myself when you're away  
 
Bridge: 
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They never spent a night apart, for sixty years she heard him snore 
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Now they're in a hospital, in seperate beds on different floors 
 
Verse Three: 
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Claire soon lost her memory, forgot the names of fam--ily 
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She never spoke a word again; then one day they wheeled him in 
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He held her hand and stroked her head, in a fragile voice she said 


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Where've you been?  I've looked for you forever and a day 
         Em7  C                                      Em 
Where've you been?  I'm just not myself when you're away 
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No, I'm just not myself when you're away