Where I Come From chords by Patty Griffin

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

E minorEm   C majorC   E minorEm   C majorC


Verse:
E minorEm
Where I come from
          C majorC
It's a land of many islands
E minorEm                   C majorC
Two rivers run to the east and to the west
 D MajorD
Wanted to run away far as I could
      C majorC
As fast as I could get
D MajorD
No matter where I've been
            C majorC     E minorEm   C majorC
Can't escape who I am or forget

Verse:
E minorEm
Where I come from
         C majorC
Paint is peeling all the time
E minorEm               C majorC
Winter's long, gets into your boots
D MajorD
The river high and wild
            C majorC
High and wild in the springtime
D MajorD
Stories come through our faded little town
     C majorC
When the sun shines


Instrumental:

E minorEm   C majorC   E minorEm   C majorC


Verse:
E minorEm
Veterans
            C majorC
The veterans of all the past wars
E minorEm              C majorC
Sit outside on a Sunday afternoon
D MajorD
The mills closed down long ago
           C majorC
So we're way past unemployment
D MajorD
A augmentedA good bad joke someone told on our town
       C majorC
For their enjoyment

Instrumental:

E minorEm   C majorC   E minorEm   C majorC

D MajorD    C majorC   D MajorD    C majorC

E minorEm   C majorC   E minorEm   C majorC


Verse:
E minorEm
The September sun
      C majorC
Colors boldly flying
E minorEm             C majorC
Pretty reds, oranges, golds, and brown
D MajorD                C majorC
Most beautiful as the light is dying
D MajorD               C majorC
Most beautiful as the day goes down


End on E minorEm