D# Well I was rollinʼ wheels and shiftinʼ gears round that Jersey Turnpike D# When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight D# Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty olʼ truck F# D# I donʼt know about that accent son, just where do you come from? Chorus: Lick starts D# G# I said where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken D# G# Where I come from lot of front porch sittin? D# G# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livin? A#7 G# D# Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: D# Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen D# To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickin? D# Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me howʼd I like my biscuit F# D# Iʼll be honest with you maʼam it ainʼt like mama fixed it Chorus: Lick starts D# G# Cause where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken D# G# Where I come from lot of front porch pickinʼ D# G# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ A#7 G# D# Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: D# I was chasinʼ sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura D# I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger D# This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner F# D# Said no thanks maʼam, back home we like the girls that sing soprano Chorus: Lick starts D# G# Cause where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken D# G# Where I come from lot of front porch sittinʼ D# G# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ A#7 G# D# Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: D# Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky D# The CB rang for a bobtail rig thatʼs rollinʼ on like thunder D# Well I answered him and he asked me arenʼt you from out in Tulsa F# D# No, but you mightʼa seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa Chorus: Lick starts D# G# Where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken D# G# Where I come from lot of front porch sittinʼ D# G# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ A#7 G# D# Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Chorus: Lick starts D# G# I said where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken D# G# Where I come from lot of back porch pickinʼ D# G# Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ A#7 G# D# Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from G# D# G# D# Where I come from, where I come from D# G# Yeah, where I come from a lot of front porch sittinʼ A#7 G# D# Starinʼ up at heaven where I come from G# D# G# D# Where I come from, where I come from G# D# tryinʼ to make a livinʼ Oh where I come from
