Kathy Mattea (born Kathleen Alice Mattea on 21 June 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reached No. 1 ("Goin' Gone", "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses", "Come from the Heart", and "Burnin' Old Memories") plus 12 more that charted within the top ten. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner: in 1990 for "Where've You Been", and in 1993 for her Christmas album "Good News".
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Claire had all but given up [D Am7 D] When she and Edwin fell in love [G4 G D/F# Em] She touched his face and shook her head [D Am7 D] In disbelief, she sighed and said, [G4 G G4 B7] "In many dreams I've held you near [Am7 Bm7] Now, at last, you're really here." [C G/B Am7 D] "Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I've looked for you forever and a day [C D G] Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D G]
He asked her for her hand for life [D Am7 D] And she became a salesman's wife [G4 G D/F# Em] He was home each night by eight [D Am7 D] But one stormy evening, he was late [G4 G G4 B7] Her frightened tears fell to the floor [Am7 Bm7] Until his key turned in the door. [C G/B Am7 D] "Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I've looked for you forever and a day [C D G] Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D G]
They'd never spent a night apart [C] For sixty years she heard him snore [Em] Now they're in a hospital [C /b] In separate beds on different floors [Am D]
Claire soon lost her memory [D Am7 D] Forgot the names of family [G4 G D/F# Em] She never spoke a word again [D Am7 D] Then one day, they wheeled him in [G4 G G4 B7] He held her hand and stroked her hair [Am7 Bm7] In A fragile voice she said, [CG/BAm7D] "Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I've looked for you forever and a day [C D G] Where've you been? [G Bm7 Am7] I'm just not myself when you're away. [C D Em] No, I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D C (G)]