Where I'm From
Jason Michael CarrollVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
On a three hour flight from Memphis to LA
I was silently celebrating my first class upgrade
Laughing at my jeans and my boots
Beside those high dollar shoes and Armani suits
When the gentlemen next to me said the drinks up here are free
So if you like, the first one can be on me
He said I'm heading back from business in New York and Rome
Tell me son, where do you call home?
I said I'm from the front pew of a wooden white church
A courthouse clock that still don't work
Where a man's word means everything
Where moms and dads were high school flings
And gave their children grandmothers maiden names
Yes it may not sound like much
But it's where I'm from
So we drank that round, and then another
There wasnt a topic in this world we did not cover
He said I headed out west when I was barely nineteen
Just a kid chasing my dreams
And I said Im flying out here to pick up my big brother
Hes been fighting the cancer they discovered
But he called last night and said I think this is the end
So come take me home to my family and my friends
Where the quarterback dates the homecoming queen
The truck's a ford and the tractor's green
And amazing grace is what we sing
Theres a county fair every fall
And your friends are there no matter when you call
It may not sound like much
But it's where I'm from
And as we stood to claim the bags we checked
He said I'll pray for your brother and did I mention that
Italian suits havent always been my style
See I was the quarterback of my high school team
We took state back in sixty three
And my wife, shes still my homecoming queen
Cuz Im from the front pew of a wooden white church
A courthouse clock that still dont work
Where a man's word means everything
Where moms and dads were high school flings
And gave their children grandmothers maiden names
Yes it may not sound like much
I said it may not sound like much
But it's where I'm from
It's where I'm from
It's where I'm from
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Readable chord sheet for Where I'm From by Jason Michael Carroll
[G] [C] [D] On a [C]three hour flight from Memphis to [G]LA I w[C]as silently celebrating my first class[G] upgrade [D]Laughing at my [C]jeans and my[G] boots Beside those [C]high dollar shoes and Armani[D] suits When th[C]e gentlemen next to me said the drinks up here are [G]free So i[C]f you like, the first one can be on[G] me [D]He said I'm heading back from b[C]usiness in New York and[G] Rome Tell me[C] son, where do you call [D]home? I said I'm from the[G] front pew of a [C]wooden white church [G]A courthouse clock that[C] still don't work [G]Where a man's word[Em] means everythin[D]g [G]Where moms and dads were[C] high school flings [G]And gave their children grandmothers[C] maiden names [G]Yes it may not sound like[D] much [D]But it's where I'm f[G]rom [D] [C]So we drank that round, and then [G]another [C]There wasnt a topic in this world we did not [G]cover [D]He said I headed out west [C]when I was barely[G] nineteen [C]Just a kid chasing my [D]dreams [C]And I said Im flying out here to pick up my big [G]brother [C]Hes been fighting the cancer they [G]discovered [D]But he called last n[C]ight and said I t[G]hink this is the end So come take me[C] home to my family and m[D]y friends [G]Where the quarterback dates th[C]e homecoming queen [G]The truck's a ford and t[C]he tractor's green [G]And amazing grace is [Em]what we sin[D]g[C] [G]Theres a county fair [C]every fall [G]And your friends are there no matter[C] when you call [G]It may not sound like [D]much [D]But it's where I'm [G]from[D] [Em]And as we stood to claim the bags we checked [D]He said I'll pray for your brother and did I mention that [G]Italian suits havent [C]always been my style [Em]See I was the quarterback of my high school team [D]We took state back in sixty three [C]And my wife, shes still my homecoming [D]queen [G]Cuz Im from the front pew of a [C]wooden white church [G]A courthouse clock tha[C]t still dont work [G]Where a man's word [Em]means everythin[C]g [G]Where moms and dads were high school f[C]lings [G]And gave their children grandmother[C]s maiden names [G]Yes it may not sound like [D]much [C]I said it may not sound like [D]much [D]But it's where I'm [G]from[C] [D]It's where I'm [G]from[C] [D]It's where I'm [G]from[C] [D]