Chords for Alan Jackson----Where I Come From
Tempo:
124.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[B] [E] The jingle bells
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[E] are calling us to the crossroads
Lights rolling the wheels and shifting [E] gears
round that Jersey Turnpike
Barney stopped me with his gun
[A] 10 minutes [E] after midnight
He said sir you broke the limit
[A] In this rusty old truck
[A] I don't know about that accent son
[B] Just where did you [E] come from
I [E] said where I come from
[A] It's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A]
tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to get [A] to heaven, where I come [Em] from
I south of Detroit City, [A]
holdin' this [B] country kitchen
[E] Try their brand of barbecues, science and [Bm] finger lickin'
[E] I paid the tab and the lady asked [E] me how'd I like [Bm] my biscuit
[A] I'll be honest with you ma'am, [B] it ain't like mama fixed it
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a lot of front [Bm] porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I come [E] from
[Em]
[E]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[E]
I was chasin' sun on 101 [A] somewhere [B] around Ventura
[E] I lost a universal joint [A] and I had to [E] use my finger
This tall lady stopped and [A] asked if I had [B] plants for dinner
[E] I said no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that [E] sing soprano
That's where I come from, [A] it's cornbread and [E] chicken
Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [Em] come from
I
[E] was [A]
[F#] [Em] [A]
[B] [D] [A]
[E]
headin' home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
CB rang and the bobtail rig gets a-rollin' [B] on like thunder
[E] I answered him and he asked [A] me aren't you from [B] out in [A] Tulsa
Nobs you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a [E] load of salsa
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where [E] I come from
Where I come from, it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of back [E] porch pickin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [E] come from
[Bm] Where I [Em] come from, [E]
yeah where I come from
A lot of front porch [D] sickin', starin' up [A] at heaven
Where [E] I come from, [A]
[E] where I come from
[A]
Tryin' to make a [E] livin',
[B] [D] [A]
oh where [Em] I come from
[E] [Em]
[N]
[B] [E] The jingle bells
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[E] are calling us to the crossroads
Lights rolling the wheels and shifting [E] gears
round that Jersey Turnpike
Barney stopped me with his gun
[A] 10 minutes [E] after midnight
He said sir you broke the limit
[A] In this rusty old truck
[A] I don't know about that accent son
[B] Just where did you [E] come from
I [E] said where I come from
[A] It's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A]
tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to get [A] to heaven, where I come [Em] from
I south of Detroit City, [A]
holdin' this [B] country kitchen
[E] Try their brand of barbecues, science and [Bm] finger lickin'
[E] I paid the tab and the lady asked [E] me how'd I like [Bm] my biscuit
[A] I'll be honest with you ma'am, [B] it ain't like mama fixed it
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a lot of front [Bm] porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I come [E] from
[Em]
[E]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[E]
I was chasin' sun on 101 [A] somewhere [B] around Ventura
[E] I lost a universal joint [A] and I had to [E] use my finger
This tall lady stopped and [A] asked if I had [B] plants for dinner
[E] I said no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that [E] sing soprano
That's where I come from, [A] it's cornbread and [E] chicken
Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [Em] come from
I
[E] was [A]
[F#] [Em] [A]
[B] [D] [A]
[E]
headin' home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
CB rang and the bobtail rig gets a-rollin' [B] on like thunder
[E] I answered him and he asked [A] me aren't you from [B] out in [A] Tulsa
Nobs you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a [E] load of salsa
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where [E] I come from
Where I come from, it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of back [E] porch pickin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [E] come from
[Bm] Where I [Em] come from, [E]
yeah where I come from
A lot of front porch [D] sickin', starin' up [A] at heaven
Where [E] I come from, [A]
[E] where I come from
[A]
Tryin' to make a [E] livin',
[B] [D] [A]
oh where [Em] I come from
[E] [Em]
[N]
Key:
A
E
B
D
Em
A
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] The jingle bells _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] are _ _ _ calling us to the crossroads
_ Lights rolling the wheels and shifting [E] gears
round that Jersey Turnpike
Barney stopped me with his gun
[A] 10 minutes [E] after midnight
He said sir you broke the limit
[A] In this rusty old truck
[A] I don't know about that accent son
[B] Just where did you [E] come from
I [E] said where I come from
[A] It's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A]
tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to get [A] to heaven, where I come [Em] from _ _ _
_ _ I south of Detroit City, [A]
holdin' this [B] country kitchen
[E] Try their brand of barbecues, science and [Bm] finger lickin'
[E] I paid the tab and the lady asked [E] me how'd I like [Bm] my biscuit
[A] I'll be honest with you ma'am, [B] it ain't like mama fixed it
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a lot of front [Bm] porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I come [E] from _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was chasin' sun on 101 [A] somewhere [B] around Ventura
[E] I lost a universal joint [A] and I had to [E] use my finger
This tall lady stopped and [A] asked if I had [B] plants for dinner
[E] I said no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that [E] sing soprano
That's where I come from, [A] it's cornbread and [E] chicken
Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [Em] come from
I _ _
_ [E] _ _ was _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ headin' home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
CB rang and the bobtail rig gets a-rollin' [B] on like thunder
[E] I answered him and he asked [A] me aren't you from [B] out in [A] Tulsa
Nobs you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a [E] load of salsa
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where [E] I come from
Where I come from, it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of back [E] porch pickin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [E] come from _ _ _
[Bm] Where I [Em] come from, _ [E] _
yeah where I come from
A lot of front porch [D] sickin', _ starin' up [A] at heaven
Where [E] I come from, _ _ [A] _
[E] where I come from
_ [A]
Tryin' to make a [E] _ livin', _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
oh where [Em] I come from
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] The jingle bells _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] are _ _ _ calling us to the crossroads
_ Lights rolling the wheels and shifting [E] gears
round that Jersey Turnpike
Barney stopped me with his gun
[A] 10 minutes [E] after midnight
He said sir you broke the limit
[A] In this rusty old truck
[A] I don't know about that accent son
[B] Just where did you [E] come from
I [E] said where I come from
[A] It's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A]
tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to get [A] to heaven, where I come [Em] from _ _ _
_ _ I south of Detroit City, [A]
holdin' this [B] country kitchen
[E] Try their brand of barbecues, science and [Bm] finger lickin'
[E] I paid the tab and the lady asked [E] me how'd I like [Bm] my biscuit
[A] I'll be honest with you ma'am, [B] it ain't like mama fixed it
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a lot of front [Bm] porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I come [E] from _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was chasin' sun on 101 [A] somewhere [B] around Ventura
[E] I lost a universal joint [A] and I had to [E] use my finger
This tall lady stopped and [A] asked if I had [B] plants for dinner
[E] I said no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that [E] sing soprano
That's where I come from, [A] it's cornbread and [E] chicken
Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sittin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to make a [D] livin'
Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [Em] come from
I _ _
_ [E] _ _ was _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ headin' home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
CB rang and the bobtail rig gets a-rollin' [B] on like thunder
[E] I answered him and he asked [A] me aren't you from [B] out in [A] Tulsa
Nobs you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a [E] load of salsa
That's where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch pickin'
[E] Where I come from, tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where [E] I come from
Where I come from, it's [B] cornbread and chicken
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of back [E] porch pickin'
Where I come from, [A] tryin' to [B] make a livin'
[D] Workin' hard to [A] get to heaven, where I [E] come from _ _ _
[Bm] Where I [Em] come from, _ [E] _
yeah where I come from
A lot of front porch [D] sickin', _ starin' up [A] at heaven
Where [E] I come from, _ _ [A] _
[E] where I come from
_ [A]
Tryin' to make a [E] _ livin', _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
oh where [Em] I come from
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _