Where I Come From chords by Alan Jackson

Chords with lyrics

Lead in: 4/4time- E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA  B7B7  A augmentedA  E MajorE

E MajorE
Well I was rollin? wheels and shiftin? gears round that Jersey Turnpike
E MajorE
When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight
E MajorE
Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol? truck
    G+G                E MajorE
I don?t know about that accent son, just where do you come from?

Chorus:
Lick starts
    E MajorE           A augmentedA
 I said where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
E MajorE                  A augmentedA
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin?
 E MajorE              A augmentedA
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
    B7B7           A augmentedA      E MajorE
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from

Verse II:
E MajorE
Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen
E MajorE
To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickin?
E MajorE
Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me how?d I like my biscuit
    G+G            E MajorE
I?ll be honest with you ma?am it ain?t like mama fixed it


Chorus:
Lick starts
    Ĕ                 A augmentedA
 Cause where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
 E MajorE                  A augmentedA
Where I come from lot of front porch pickin?
 E MajorE                 A augmentedA
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
 B7B7              A augmentedA      E MajorE
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from


Verse III:
E MajorE
I was chasin? sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura
E MajorE
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
E MajorE
This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner
   G+G                   E MajorE
Said no thanks ma?am, back home we like the girls that sing soprano

Chorus:
Lick starts
    Ĕ                  A augmentedA
 Cause where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
  E MajorE                 A augmentedA
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin?
  E MajorE               A augmentedA
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
    B7B7          A augmentedA      E MajorE
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from

Verse IV:
E MajorE
Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
E MajorE
The CB rang for a bobtail rig that?s rollin? on like thunder
E MajorE
Well I answered him and he asked me aren?t you from out in Tulsa
 G+G                   E MajorE
No, but you might?a seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa


Chorus:
Lick starts
Ĕ                  A augmentedA
Where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
E MajorE                    A augmentedA
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin?
   E MajorE           A augmentedA
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
    B7B7          A augmentedA      E MajorE
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from

Chorus:
Lick starts
     Ĕ                  A augmentedA
I said where I come from it?s cornbread and chicken
E MajorE                  A augmentedA
Where I come from lot of back porch pickin?
   E MajorE           A augmentedA
Where I come from tryin? to make a livin?
B7B7              A augmentedA      E MajorE
Workin? hard to get to heaven where I come from
A augmentedA      E MajorE   A augmentedA      E MajorE
Where I come from, where I come from

     E MajorE                    A augmentedA
Yeah, where I come from a lot of front porch sittin?
 B7B7        A augmentedA                   E MajorE
Starin? up at heaven where I come from
A augmentedA          E MajorE     A augmentedA          E MajorE
Where I come from, where I come from
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