Intro: D
Verse: 1
D
I was in my bedroom at midnight when I first heard Nirvana
Bm
I was sixteen the first time I told a girl I loved her
G
It was Matagorda Bay when I got my first taste of booze
D
And where were you? Where were you?
D
When I was pourin' out my heart for a few dollars in a jar
Bm
When I was sold a few dreams just buy a used car
G
Back when I was still figurin' out what a man's supposed to do
D
Where were you? Yeah, where were you?
Verse: 2
D
Was your heart gettin' broke
When someone was bendin' mine?
Bm
When I was lookin' for a reason
Were you lookin' for a rhyme?
G
When I was talkin' to the stars
Were you confessin' to the moon?
D
I wish I knew, where were you?
Post-Chorus
D
Yeah, I wanna hear about the bottom of your heartbreaks
Bm
Your champagne year, was it New York? Was it L.A.?
G
When you get up when you fell, when you finally found yourself
D
Where were you? (Where were you?)
D
Where were you? (Where were you?)
Yeah
Bridge
Bm
Your last and your first
Bm
Your best and your worst
D
All the twists all the turns
D
All the diamonds in the dirt
D Bm
Yeah, I wanna know, yeah, I wanna know
G
Who'd you kiss? Who'd you hurt?
D
What band was on your shirt?
Outro
D
I wanna hear about the bottom of your heart breaks
Bm
Your champagne year, was it New York? Was it L.A.?
G
When you get up when you fell, when you finally found yourself
D
Oh, where were you?
D
Where were you?
G D
When you get up when you fell, when you finally found yourself
D Bm G D
Where were you?
D Bm G D
Where were you?
D
I wanna know every second of your story
Bm
All the highs and the lows, all the grit, all the glory
G
Who'd you kiss? Who'd you hurt?
G
What band was on your shirt?
D
Where were you? Where were you? 
Verse: 2
D
Was your heart gettin' broke
When someone was bendin' mine?
Bm
When I was lookin' for a reason
Were you lookin' for a rhyme?
G
When I was talkin' to the stars
Were you confessin' to the moon?
D
I wish I knew, where were you?
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