F Well I was rollinʼ wheels and shiftinʼ gears round that Jersey Turnpike F When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight F Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty olʼ truck G# F I donʼt know about that accent son, just where do you come from? Chorus: Lick starts F A# I said where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken F A# Where I come from lot of front porch sittin? F A# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livin? C7 A# F Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: F Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen F To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickin? F Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me howʼd I like my biscuit G# F Iʼll be honest with you maʼam it ainʼt like mama fixed it Chorus: Lick starts F A# Cause where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken F A# Where I come from lot of front porch pickinʼ F A# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ C7 A# F Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: F I was chasinʼ sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura F I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger F This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner G# F Said no thanks maʼam, back home we like the girls that sing soprano Chorus: Lick starts F A# Cause where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken F A# Where I come from lot of front porch sittinʼ F A# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ C7 A# F Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: F Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky F The CB rang for a bobtail rig thatʼs rollinʼ on like thunder F Well I answered him and he asked me arenʼt you from out in Tulsa G# F No, but you mightʼa seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa Chorus: Lick starts F A# Where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken F A# Where I come from lot of front porch sittinʼ F A# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ C7 A# F Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Chorus: Lick starts F A# I said where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken F A# Where I come from lot of back porch pickinʼ F A# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ C7 A# F Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from A# F A# F Where I come from, where I come from F A# Yeah, where I come from a lot of front porch sittinʼ C7 A# F Starinʼ up at heaven where I come from A# F A# F Where I come from, where I come from A# F tryinʼ to make a livinʼ Oh where I come from
