Intro: D
Verse 1:
[D]I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
Cause Id [A]run with the [G]crowd that [D]tough
Verse 2:
[D]At 15 I was tendin big Os bar
And Id sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
Spent my yo[A]uth singin tr[G]uth and payin du[D]es
Im the[A] biggest thing that ever ca[G]me from my home[D] town
[A]And Ill be damned [G]if Im gonna [D]let em down
[A]If its the last thing that I [G]do
Before they [D]lay [A]me [G]in [D]the [A]ground
You know Im gonna make Pocahontas [D]proud
V:
[D]And I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
Girl go back home you aint [A]got what we [G]need
In this [D]town"
(Key Change)
[E]They couldnt whoop the fightin side of me
N.C. B
Where I come from we dont give up easily over night
Took all my [A]life to be [E]found
Chorus:
[B]Im the biggest thing that [A]ever came from [E]my home town
[B]And Ill be damned [A]if Im gonna [E]let em down
[B]If its the last thing that I [A]do
Before they [E]lay [B]me [A]in [E]the [B]ground
You know Im gonna make Pocahontas [E]proud[E-B]
Break: E A E B
[E]At 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
And I [B]knew, she was the [A]greatest
Thing Id ever [E]do
Repeat Chorus 2x:
Break: E
Bridge:
[E]I was raised in Pocahontas [A]Illinois
Outro: E A E B (Repeat over adlib until fade)
Verse 1:
[D]I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
Cause Id [A]run with the [G]crowd that [D]tough
Verse 2:
[D]At 15 I was tendin big Os bar
And Id sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
Spent my yo[A]uth singin tr[G]uth and payin du[D]es
Im the[A] biggest thing that ever ca[G]me from my home[D] town
[A]And Ill be damned [G]if Im gonna [D]let em down
[A]If its the last thing that I [G]do
Before they [D]lay [A]me [G]in [D]the [A]ground
You know Im gonna make Pocahontas [D]proud
V:
[D]And I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
Girl go back home you aint [A]got what we [G]need
In this [D]town"
(Key Change)
[E]They couldnt whoop the fightin side of me
N.C. B
Where I come from we dont give up easily over night
Took all my [A]life to be [E]found
Chorus:
[B]Im the biggest thing that [A]ever came from [E]my home town
[B]And Ill be damned [A]if Im gonna [E]let em down
[B]If its the last thing that I [A]do
Before they [E]lay [B]me [A]in [E]the [B]ground
You know Im gonna make Pocahontas [E]proud[E-B]
Break: E A E B
[E]At 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
And I [B]knew, she was the [A]greatest
Thing Id ever [E]do
Repeat Chorus 2x:
Break: E
Bridge:
[E]I was raised in Pocahontas [A]Illinois
Outro: E A E B (Repeat over adlib until fade)
