Intro: D5 
Verse 1:  
D5 
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois 

Everybody thought of me as on of the boys 
          A5            G5          D5 
Cause I?d run with the crowd that tough 
 
Verse 2: 
D5 
At 15 I was tendin? big O?s bar 

And I?d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar 
           A5            G5               D5 
Spent my youth singin truth and payin dues 
 

A5                          G5              D5 
I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town 
A5                  G5            D5 
And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down 
A5                             G5                                              
If it?s the last thing that I do  
            D5   A5  G5  D5   A5 
Before they lay me in the ground 
                                   D5 
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud  
 
V: 
D5 
And I knocked on every door on music row 

They looked down to me and said,                                                 
                            A5           G5 
?Girl go back home you aint got what we need  
        D5 
In this town" 
 
(Key Change) 
E5 
They couldn?t whoop the fightin? side of me 
                            N/C/           B5 
Where I come from we don?t give up easily over night 
            A5          E5 
Took all my life to be found 
 
Chorus: 
B5                          A5              E5 
I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town 
B5                  A5            E5 
And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down 
B5                             A5               
If it?s the last thing that I do  
            E5   B5  A5  E5   B5                                             
Before they lay me in the ground 
                                   E5    E5 - B5 
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud 
 
Break: 
E5 A5 E5 B5 
 
E5 
At 27 I had baby Grace 

I was born again when I saw her sweet face 
      B5                 A5 
And I knew, she was the greatest 
               E5 
Thing I?d ever do 
 
Repeat Chorus 2x: 
 
Break: E 
 
Bridge: 
E5                          A5 
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois 
 
Outro:
 E5 A5  E5 B5  (Repeat over adlib until fade) 
             Pocahontas proud 
             You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud 
             Pocahontas proud 
             Good night Pocahontas! 
             We love ya!