Pocahontas Proud chords by Gretchen Wilson

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
     A augmentedA      G+G     D MajorD
Cause I?d run with the crowd that tough

Verse 2:
D MajorD
At 15 I was tendin? big O?s bar
And I?d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
      A augmentedA      G+G        D MajorD
Spent my youth singin truth and payin dues

    A augmentedA             G+G       D MajorD
I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
A augmentedA         G+G      D MajorD
And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down
A augmentedA               G+G
If it?s the last thing that I do
      D MajorD  A augmentedA G+G D MajorD  A augmentedA
Before they lay me in the ground
                  D MajorD
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud

Verse:
D MajorD
And I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
              A augmentedA      G+G
?Girl go back home you aint got what we need
    D MajorD
In this town"

(Key Change)
E MajorE
They couldn?t whoop the fightin? side of me
              N.C.      BB
Where I come from we don?t give up easily over night
      A augmentedA     E MajorE
Took all my life to be found

Chorus:
BB             A augmentedA       E MajorE
I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
BB         A augmentedA      E MajorE
And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down
BB               A augmentedA
If it?s the last thing that I do
      E MajorE  BB A augmentedA E MajorE  BB
Before they lay me in the ground
                  E MajorE  E MajorE BB
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud

Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB

Verse:
E MajorE
At 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
   BB         A augmentedA
And I knew, she was the greatest
        E MajorE
Thing I?d ever do

Chorus: x2
BB             A augmentedA       E MajorE
I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
BB         A augmentedA      E MajorE
And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down
BB               A augmentedA
If it?s the last thing that I do
      E MajorE  BB A augmentedA E MajorE  BB
Before they lay me in the ground
                  E MajorE  E MajorE BB
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud

Break:
E MajorE

Bridge:
E MajorE             A augmentedA
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois

Outro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB (Repeat over adlib until fade)