Capo 1 Intro G-C-D Verse 1 C G On a three hour flight from Memphis to LA C G I was silently celebrating my first class upgrade D C G Laughing at my jeans and my boots C D Beside those high dollar shoes and Armani suits Verse 2 C G When the gentlemen next to me said the drinks up here are free C G So if you like, the first one can be on me D C G He said I'm heading back from business in New York and Rome C D Tell me son, where do you call home? Chorus 1 G C I said I'm from the front pew of a wooden white church G C A courthouse clock that still don't work G Em D Where a man's word means everything G C Where moms and dads were high school flings G C And gave their children grandmothers maiden names G D Yes it may not sound like much D G D But it's where I'm from Verse 3 C G So we drank that round, and then another C G There wasnt a topic in this world we did not cover D C G He said I headed out west when I was barely nineteen C D Just a kid chasing my dreams Verse 4 C G And I said Im flying out here to pick up my big brother C G Hes been fighting the cancer they discovered D C G But he called last night and said I think this is the end C D So come take me home to my family and my friends Chorus 2 G C Where the quarterback dates the homecoming queen G C The truck's a ford and the tractor's green G Em DC And amazing grace is what we sing G C Theres a county fair every fall G C And your friends are there no matter when you call G D It may not sound like much D G D But it's where I'm from Verse 5 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 C Italian suits havent always been my style Em See I was the quarterback of my high school team D We took state back in sixty three C D And my wife, shes still my homecoming queen Chorus 3 G C Cuz Im from the front pew of a wooden white church G C A courthouse clock that still dont work G Em C Where a man's word means everything G C Where moms and dads were high school flings G C And gave their children grandmothers maiden names G D Yes it may not sound like much C D I said it may not sound like much D G C But it's where I'm from D G C It's where I'm from D G CD It's where I'm from