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  [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 Em]
No, I'm just not myself when you're away." [C D C (G)]