Synching has resulted in exclamation marks beside most of my i-tunes songs

After buying some new songs on i-tunes I then synched with my i-phone. There was some problem with the synch so I agreed to some message that mentioned erasing stuff (!!) Since doing that I have most of my songs on my iphone but virtually all the songs in my i-tunes library have an exclamation mark beside them and when I try to play them I get a message saying' the song could not be used because the file cannot be located'. It gives the option of locating it but when I click on that it takes me to a folder that only has the new songs I purchased today.
I figure I need to get the songs that are on my i-phone back onto my computer i-tunes folder but I'm nervous about doing anything else that may muck things up even more - any advice?

Hello .tim barron,
The article linked below provides steps that can help locate your missing media, resolving iTunes' inability to locate the affected tracks.
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
Cheers,
Allen

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Click on the Purchased link in the iTunes Store to view your previously purchased music.
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Songs in iTunes may not play back completely
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4357
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