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