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Lead in: 4/4time- E A E A E A B7 A E
MI
Well I was rollin’ wheels and shiftin’ gears round that Jersey Turnpike
MI
When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight
MI
Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol’ truck
SOL MI
I don’t know about that accent son, just where do you come from?
Chorus
Lick starts
MI LA
I said where I come from it’s cornbread and chicken
MI LA
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin’
MI LA
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
SI7 LA MI
Workin’ hard to get to heaven where I come from
Verse II:
MI
Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen
MI
To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickin’
MI
Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me how’d I like my biscuit
SOL MI
I’ll be honest with you ma’am it ain’t like mama fixed it
Chorus
Lick starts
Ĕ A
Cause where I come from it’s cornbread and chicken
MI LA
Where I come from lot of front porch pickin’
MI LA
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
SI7 LA MI
Workin’ hard to get to heaven where I come from
Verse III:
MI
I was chasin’ sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura
MI
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
MI
This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner
SOL MI
Said no thanks ma’am, back home we like the girls that sing soprano
Chorus
Lick starts
Ĕ A
Cause where I come from it’s cornbread and chicken
MI LA
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin’
MI LA
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
SI7 LA MI
Workin’ hard to get to heaven where I come from
Verse IV:
MI
Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
MI
The CB rang for a bobtail rig that’s rollin’ on like thunder
MI
Well I answered him and he asked me aren’t you from out in Tulsa
SOL MI
No, but you might’a seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa
Chorus
Lick starts
Ĕ A
Where I come from it’s cornbread and chicken
MI LA
Where I come from lot of front porch sittin’
MI LA
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
SI7 LA MI
Workin’ hard to get to heaven where I come from
Chorus
Lick starts
Ĕ A
I said where I come from it’s cornbread and chicken
MI LA
Where I come from lot of back porch pickin’
MI LA
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
SI7 LA MI
Workin’ hard to get to heaven where I come from
LA MI LA MI
Where I come from, where I come from
MI LA
Yeah, where I come from a lot of front porch sittin’
SI7 LA MI
Starin’ up at heaven where I come from
LA MI LA MI
Where I come from, where I come from
LA MI
tryin’ to make a livin’ Oh where I come from
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