E7 Well I was rollinʼ wheels and shiftinʼ gears round that Jersey Turnpike E7 When Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight E7 Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty olʼ truck G E7 I donʼt know about that accent son, just where do you come from? Chorus: Lick starts E7 A I said where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken E7 A Where I come from lot of front porch sittin? E7 A Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livin? B7 A E7 Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: E7 Well I was south of Detroit city, pulled in this country kitchen E7 To try their brand of barbeque the sign said finger lickin? E7 Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me howʼd I like my biscuit G E7 Iʼll be honest with you maʼam it ainʼt like mama fixed it Chorus: Lick starts E7 A Cause where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken E7 A Where I come from lot of front porch pickinʼ E7 A Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ B7 A E7 Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: E7 I was chasinʼ sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura E7 I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger E7 This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner G E7 Said no thanks maʼam, back home we like the girls that sing soprano Chorus: Lick starts E7 A Cause where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken E7 A Where I come from lot of front porch sittinʼ E7 A Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ B7 A E7 Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Verse: E7 Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky E7 The CB rang for a bobtail rig thatʼs rollinʼ on like thunder E7 Well I answered him and he asked me arenʼt you from out in Tulsa G E7 No, but you mightʼa seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa Chorus: Lick starts E7 A Where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken E7 A Where I come from lot of front porch sittinʼ E7 A Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ B7 A E7 Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from Chorus: Lick starts E7 A I said where I come from itʼs cornbread and chicken E7 A Where I come from lot of back porch pickinʼ E7 A Where I come from tryinʼ to make a livinʼ B7 A E7 Workinʼ hard to get to heaven where I come from A E7 A E7 Where I come from, where I come from E7 A Yeah, where I come from a lot of front porch sittinʼ B7 A E7 Starinʼ up at heaven where I come from A E7 A E7 Where I come from, where I come from A E7 tryinʼ to make a livinʼ Oh where I come from
