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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: D
Difficulty: Novice
Verse + Chorus Interlude
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F 13321x Bb x1333x
G 32000x C x32010
Em 02200x Am7 x02213
Am x0221x Dm xx0231
Em/B x2x00x
C x3201x
Intro:
F G Em Am
F G Em Am
Verse 1:
F G
Where was I when this was goin' down?
Em Am
Maybe sleeping in, maybe outta town?
F G
I spent my whole life waiting patiently
Em Am
Convinced it all would come to me
F G
My favorite version of me disappeared
Em Am
Through longer days and shorter years
F G
So where was I when this was goin' down?
Em Am
Assumed the world would come around
Chorus 1:
F G Em Am
To who--- we are----
F G Em/B C
When no one is lookin', when nobody's lookin'
F G Em Am
What I---- became---
F G Em/B C
When I wasn't watchin', when I wasn't watchin'
Verse 2:
F G
A little lost, a little rough
Em Am
I asked myself, "have you had enough?"
F G
How do I start to retrace the steps
Em Am
I haven't even taken yet?
F G
The fear of what I'm facing in the mirror
Em Am
Stops me cold and leaves me here
F G
A little lost, a little rough
Em Am
The lack of answers all led up
Chorus 2:
F G Em Am
To who--- we are----
F G Em/B C
When no one is lookin', when nobody's lookin'
F G Em Am
What I---- became---
F G Em/B C
When I wasn't watchin', when I wasn't watchin'
Interlude:
Bb C Am7 Dm Bb C Am7 Dm
Ooh-----------
Bb C Am7 Dm Bb C Am7 Dm
Ooh-----------
Chorus 3:
F G Em Am
Who--- we are----
F G Em/B C
Nobody's lookin', nobody's lookin'
F G Em Am
What I---- became---
F G Em/B C
When I wasn't watchin', when I wasn't watchin'
F G Em/B C
When I wasn't watchin', when I wasn't watchin
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Last Updated: February 10, 2026