x[Intro]
E A B E A B E A
D A E
[Verse 1]
E A B
Well I was rollin' wheels and shiftin gears 'round that Jersey Turnpike
E A B
Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight
E A B
Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol' truck
A B n/C
I dont know about that accent son just where did you come from?
[Chorus]
E A B
I said where I come from It's cornbread and chicken
E A B
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'
E A B
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
D A E
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.
[Verse 2]
E A B
Well I was south of Detroit City I pulled in this country kitchen
E A B
To try their brand of barbecue the sign said finger-lickin'
E A B
Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me how'd you like my biscuit
A B n/C
I'll be honest with you ma'am It ain't like mama fixed it.
[Chorus]
E A B
Cause where I come from it's cornbread and chicken
E A B
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'
E A B
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
D A E
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.
[Solo]
E A B E A B E A
D A E
[Verse 3]
E A B
I was chasin' sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura
E A B
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
E A B
This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner
A B n/C
Said no thanks ma'am, back home we like the girls that sing soprano.
[Chorus]
E A B
Cause where I come from it's cornbread and chicken
E A B
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'
E A B
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin;
D A E
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.
[Solo]
E A B E A B E A
D A E
[Verse 4]
E A B
Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
E A B
The CB rang for the bobtail rig that's rollin on like thunder
E A B
Well I answered him and he asked me aren't you from out in Tulsa
A B n/C
No, but you might'a seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa.
[End]
E A B
Where I come from it's cornbread and chicken
E A B
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'
E A B
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
D A
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come--
E A B
--Where I come from it's cornbread and chicken
E A B
Where I come from a lotta back porch pickin'
E A B
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
D A E
And workin hard to get to heaven where I come from.
A B E
Where I come from.
A B E
Yeah, where I come from.
A B D
A lotta front porch sittin'
A E
Starin' up at heaven where I come from.
A B E
Where I come from
A B
Tryin' to make a livin'
E A B
D A E
Oh, where I come from
A B E
where I come from
fade out
E A B
*I think it sounds good if you play an A7 chord instead of an A chord in the chorus
after you play a D chord. Im not sure, but that might actually be the way they play it in
song.
