Intro: D
Verse 1:
D
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
A G D
Cause I’d run with the crowd that tough
Verse 2:
D
At 15 I was tendin’ big O’s bar
And I’d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
A G D
Spent my youth singin truth and payin dues
A G D
I’m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
A G D
And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let ‘em down
A G
If it’s the last thing that I do
D A G D A
Before they lay me in the ground
D
You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas proud
V:
D
And I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
A G
“Girl go back home you aint got what we need
D
In this town"
(Key Change)
E
They couldn’t whoop the fightin’ side of me
N.C. B
Where I come from we don’t give up easily over night
A E
Took all my life to be found
Chorus:
B A E
I’m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
B A E
And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let ‘em down
B A
If it’s the last thing that I do
E B A E B
Before they lay me in the ground
E E-B
You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas proud
Break: E A E B
E
At 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
B A
And I knew, she was the greatest
E
Thing I’d ever do
Repeat Chorus 2x:
Break: E
Bridge:
E A
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Outro: E A E B (Repeat over adlib until fade)
