Where I Come From Alan Jackson
Lead in: 4/4time- E A E A E A B7 A E
[E]Well I was rollinâ?? wheels and shiftinâ?? gears round that Jersey Turnpike
[E]When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight
[E]Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty olâ?? truck
I donâ??[G]t know about that accent son, jus[E]t where do you come from?
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I said [E]where I come from itâ??[A]s cornbread and chicken
[E]Where I come from lot of front porch [A]sittinâ??
W[E]here I come from tryinâ?? to [A]make a livinâ??
Workinâ[B7]?? hard to get to heave[A]n where I com[E]e from
Verse II:
[E]Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen
[E]To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickinâ??
[E]Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me howâ??d I like my biscuit
Iâ??ll b[G]e honest with you maâ??am[E] it ainâ??t like mama fixed it
Chorus:
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Cause where I come from itâ??s cornbread and chicken
W[E]here I come from lot of front porch [A]pickinâ??
W[E]here I come from tryinâ?? to make [A]a livinâ??
W[B7]orkinâ?? hard to get to heave[A]n where I com[E]e from
Verse III:
[E]I was chasinâ?? sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura
[E]I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
[E]This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner
Said [G]no thanks maâ??am, back home we like th[E]e girls that sing soprano
Chorus:
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Ĕ A
Cause where I come from itâ??s cornbread and chicken
Whe[E]re I come from lot of front porch [A]sittinâ??
Wher[E]e I come from tryinâ?? to make [A]a livinâ??
Workinâ?[B7]? hard to get to heave[A]n where I com[E]e from
Verse IV:
[E]Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
[E]The CB rang for a bobtail rig thatâ??s rollinâ?? on like thunder
[E]Well I answered him and he asked me arenâ??t you from out in Tulsa
No[G], but you mightâ??a seen me there I jus[E]t dropped a load of salsa
Chorus:
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Ĕ A
Where I come from itâ??s cornbread and chicken
[E]Where I come from lot of front porch sit[A]tinâ??
Where[E] I come from tryinâ?? t[A]o make a livinâ??
Workinâ?[B7]? hard to get to heave[A]n where I com[E]e from
Chorus:
Lick starts
Ĕ A
I said where I come from itâ??s cornbread and chicken
[E]Where I come from lot of back porch [A]pickinâ??
Where[E] I come from tryinâ?? t[A]o make a livinâ??
[B7]Workinâ?? hard to get to heave[A]n where I com[E]e from
[A]Where I come [E]from, [A]where I come [E]from
Yeah, wher[E]e I come from a lot of front porch sittin[A]â??
S[B7]tarinâ?? up at he[A]aven where I come from[E]
[A]Where I come from, wh[E]ere I come[A] from [E]
[A]tryinâ?? to make a livinâ?? Oh where I come from[E]
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