Alan Jackson – Where I Come From (Ukulele)

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Well I was rollin' wheels and shiftin gears 'round that Jersey Turnpike

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Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight

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Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol' truck

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I dont know about that accent son just where did you come from?

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I  said where I come from It's cornbread and chicken

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Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'

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Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'

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And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

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Well I was south of Detroit City I pulled in this country kitchen

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To try their brand of barbecue the sign said finger-lickin'

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Well I paid the tab and the lady asked me how'd you like my biscuit

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I'll be honest with you ma'am It ain't like mama fixed it.

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Cause where I come from it's cornbread and chicken

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Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'

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Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'

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And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

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I was chasin' sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura

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I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger

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This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner

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Said no thanks ma'am, back home we like the girls that sing soprano.

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Cause where I come from it's cornbread and chicken

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Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'

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Where I come from tryin' to make a livin;

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And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

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Well I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky

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The CB rang for the bobtail rig that's rollin on like thunder

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Well I answered him and he asked me aren't you from out in Tulsa

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No, but you might'a seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa.

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Where I come from it's cornbread and chicken

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Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'

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Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'

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And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come--

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--Where I come from it's cornbread and chicken

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Where I come from a lotta back porch pickin'

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Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'

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And workin hard to get to heaven where I come from.

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   Where I come from.

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   Yeah, where I come from.

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A lotta front porch sittin'

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Starin' up at heaven where I come from.

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   Where I come from

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Tryin' to make a livin'

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    Oh, where I come from

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  where I come from