Chords for Alan Jackson - Where I Come From (Official Audio)
Tempo:
124.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [G] [E]
[Em] [A] [B] [Em]
[A] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [A] [E]
I was rolling wheels and shifting [Am] gears around that [E] Jersey turnpike, and Barney stopped me
with his [A] gun ten minutes [E] after midnight.
Said, sir, you broke the limit [A] in this rusty [B] old truck.
[A] I don't know about that accent, [B] son, just where did you [Bm] 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 sitting.
[E] Where I [Em] come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
[E] [Em] I south of Detroit City, [A] I pulled in this [B] country kitchen.
[E]
Try their brand of [A] barbecues, sciencey [E] fangry lickin'.
I paid the tab and the lady [A] asked me how'd I [Bm] like my biscuits.
[A] I'll be honest with you, ma'am, [B] it ain't like [E] mama fixed it.
Cause where I [Em] come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch picking.
[E] Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
I was chasing sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura.
I lost a [A] universal joint and I had to [E] use my finger.
This tall lady stopped and [Am] asked if I had [Bm] plans for dinner.
[A] I said, no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that sing soprano.
[E] Cause where I come from, [A] it's [Bm] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sitting.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a [D] living, and working [A] hard to get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [B] [D]
[A] [Em]
[E] I was heading home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky.
When the CB rang, the bobtail rig gets rolling on like thunder.
I answered him and [A] he asked me, aren't you from [Em] out in Tulsa?
[A]
Nobs, you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a load of [E] salsa.
Where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch [Em] picking.
[E] Where I come from, trying to make a living, and working hard to get to heaven.
Where I come from, trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where [E] I come from.
Yeah, it's cornbread and chicken.
Where I come from, a lot of back porch picking.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
[A] [Bm] Where [E] I come from.
Yeah, where I come from.
A lot of front porch sitting, [D]
staring up [A] at heaven.
Where [E] I come from.
[Em] [A] [E] Where I come from, trying to make a living.
[A] [B] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
[Em] [A] [B] [Em]
[A] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [A] [E]
I was rolling wheels and shifting [Am] gears around that [E] Jersey turnpike, and Barney stopped me
with his [A] gun ten minutes [E] after midnight.
Said, sir, you broke the limit [A] in this rusty [B] old truck.
[A] I don't know about that accent, [B] son, just where did you [Bm] 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 sitting.
[E] Where I [Em] come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
[E] [Em] I south of Detroit City, [A] I pulled in this [B] country kitchen.
[E]
Try their brand of [A] barbecues, sciencey [E] fangry lickin'.
I paid the tab and the lady [A] asked me how'd I [Bm] like my biscuits.
[A] I'll be honest with you, ma'am, [B] it ain't like [E] mama fixed it.
Cause where I [Em] come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch picking.
[E] Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
I was chasing sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura.
I lost a [A] universal joint and I had to [E] use my finger.
This tall lady stopped and [Am] asked if I had [Bm] plans for dinner.
[A] I said, no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that sing soprano.
[E] Cause where I come from, [A] it's [Bm] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sitting.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a [D] living, and working [A] hard to get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [B] [D]
[A] [Em]
[E] I was heading home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky.
When the CB rang, the bobtail rig gets rolling on like thunder.
I answered him and [A] he asked me, aren't you from [Em] out in Tulsa?
[A]
Nobs, you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a load of [E] salsa.
Where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch [Em] picking.
[E] Where I come from, trying to make a living, and working hard to get to heaven.
Where I come from, trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where [E] I come from.
Yeah, it's cornbread and chicken.
Where I come from, a lot of back porch picking.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
[A] [Bm] Where [E] I come from.
Yeah, where I come from.
A lot of front porch sitting, [D]
staring up [A] at heaven.
Where [E] I come from.
[Em] [A] [E] Where I come from, trying to make a living.
[A] [B] [D]
[A] [E]
Key:
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E
B
Em
D
A
E
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was rolling wheels and shifting [Am] gears around that [E] Jersey turnpike, and Barney stopped me
with his [A] gun ten minutes [E] after midnight.
Said, sir, you broke the limit [A] in this rusty [B] old truck.
[A] I don't know about that accent, [B] son, just where did you [Bm] 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 sitting.
[E] Where I [Em] come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ I south of Detroit City, [A] I pulled in this [B] country kitchen.
[E]
Try their brand of [A] barbecues, sciencey [E] fangry lickin'.
I paid the tab and the lady [A] asked me how'd I [Bm] like my biscuits.
[A] I'll be honest with you, ma'am, [B] it ain't like [E] mama fixed it.
Cause where I [Em] come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch picking.
[E] Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was chasing sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura.
I lost a [A] universal joint and I had to [E] use my finger.
This tall lady stopped and [Am] asked if I had [Bm] plans for dinner.
[A] I said, no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that sing soprano.
[E] Cause where I come from, [A] it's [Bm] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sitting.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a [D] living, and working [A] hard to get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I was heading home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky.
When the CB rang, the bobtail rig gets rolling on like thunder.
I answered him and [A] he asked me, aren't you from [Em] out in Tulsa?
[A]
Nobs, you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a load of [E] salsa.
Where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch [Em] picking.
[E] Where I come from, trying to make a living, and working hard to get to heaven.
Where I come from, trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where [E] I come _ from.
Yeah, it's cornbread and chicken.
Where I come from, a lot of back porch picking.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] Where [E] I come from.
_ _ Yeah, where I come from.
A lot of front porch sitting, [D] _
_ staring up [A] at heaven.
Where [E] I come from.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] Where I come from, _ _ trying to make a living. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was rolling wheels and shifting [Am] gears around that [E] Jersey turnpike, and Barney stopped me
with his [A] gun ten minutes [E] after midnight.
Said, sir, you broke the limit [A] in this rusty [B] old truck.
[A] I don't know about that accent, [B] son, just where did you [Bm] 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 sitting.
[E] Where I [Em] come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ I south of Detroit City, [A] I pulled in this [B] country kitchen.
[E]
Try their brand of [A] barbecues, sciencey [E] fangry lickin'.
I paid the tab and the lady [A] asked me how'd I [Bm] like my biscuits.
[A] I'll be honest with you, ma'am, [B] it ain't like [E] mama fixed it.
Cause where I [Em] come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [Bm] porch picking.
[E] Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was chasing sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura.
I lost a [A] universal joint and I had to [E] use my finger.
This tall lady stopped and [Am] asked if I had [Bm] plans for dinner.
[A] I said, no thanks ma'am, back home we [B] like the girls that sing soprano.
[E] Cause where I come from, [A] it's [Bm] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front [E] porch sitting.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a [D] living, and working [A] hard to get to heaven.
Where I [Em] come from.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I was heading home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky.
When the CB rang, the bobtail rig gets rolling on like thunder.
I answered him and [A] he asked me, aren't you from [Em] out in Tulsa?
[A]
Nobs, you might have seen me [B] there, just dropped a load of [E] salsa.
Where I come from, [A] it's [B] cornbread and chicken.
[E] Where I come from, a [A] lot of front porch [Em] picking.
[E] Where I come from, trying to make a living, and working hard to get to heaven.
Where I come from, trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where [E] I come _ from.
Yeah, it's cornbread and chicken.
Where I come from, a lot of back porch picking.
Where I come from, [A] trying to [B] make a living, [D] and working hard to [A] get to heaven.
Where I [E] come from.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] Where [E] I come from.
_ _ Yeah, where I come from.
A lot of front porch sitting, [D] _
_ staring up [A] at heaven.
Where [E] I come from.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] Where I come from, _ _ trying to make a living. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _