Capo 1
Intro
G-C-D
Verse 1
C (x32010@1) GOn (320003@1)a three hour flight from Memphis to LA
C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)was silently celebrating my first class upgrade
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GLaughing (320003@1)at my jeans and my boots
C (x32010@1) DBeside (xx0232@1)those high dollar shoes and Armani suits
Verse 2
C (x32010@1) GWhen (320003@1)the gentlemen next to me said the drinks up here are free
C (x32010@1) GSo (320003@1)if you like, the first one can be on me
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GHe (320003@1)said I'm heading back from business in New York and Rome
C (x32010@1) DTell (xx0232@1)me son, where do you call home?
Chorus 1
G (320003@1) CI (x32010@1)said I'm from the front pew of a wooden white church
G (320003@1) CA (x32010@1)courthouse clock that still don't work
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) DWhere (xx0232@1)a man's word means everything
G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)moms and dads were high school flings
G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)gave their children grandmothers maiden names
G (320003@1) DYes (xx0232@1)it may not sound like much
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)it's where I'm from
Verse 3
C (x32010@1) GSo (320003@1)we drank that round, and then another
C (x32010@1) GThere (320003@1)wasnt a topic in this world we did not cover
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GHe (320003@1)said I headed out west when I was barely nineteen
C (x32010@1) DJust (xx0232@1)a kid chasing my dreams
Verse 4
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)I said Im flying out here to pick up my big brother
C (x32010@1) GHes (320003@1)been fighting the cancer they discovered
D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GBut (320003@1)he called last night and said I think this is the end
C (x32010@1) DSo (xx0232@1)come take me home to my family and my friends
Chorus 2
G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)the quarterback dates the homecoming queen
G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)truck's a ford and the tractor's green
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) DC
And amazing grace is what we sing
G (320003@1) CTheres (x32010@1)a county fair every fall
G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)your friends are there no matter when you call
G (320003@1) DIt (xx0232@1)may not sound like much
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)it's where I'm from
Verse 5
Em (022000@1)And as we stood to claim the bags we checked
DHe (xx0232@1)said I'll pray for your brother and did I mention that
G (320003@1) CItalian (x32010@1)suits havent always been my style
EmSee (022000@1)I was the quarterback of my high school team
DWe (xx0232@1)took state back in sixty three
C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)my wife, shes still my homecoming queen
Chorus 3
G (320003@1) CCuz (x32010@1)Im from the front pew of a wooden white church
G (320003@1) CA (x32010@1)courthouse clock that still dont work
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) CWhere (x32010@1)a man's word means everything
G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)moms and dads were high school flings
G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)gave their children grandmothers maiden names
G (320003@1) DYes (xx0232@1)it may not sound like much
C (x32010@1) DI (xx0232@1)said it may not sound like much
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)it's where I'm from
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) CIt's (x32010@1)where I'm from
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) CD
It's where I'm from
