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) 
             Pocahontas proud 
             You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud 
             Pocahontas proud 
             Good night Pocahontas! 
             We love ya!