Pocahontas Proud — Gretchen Wilson
Chords and lyrics for Pocahontas Proud by Gretchen Wilson (key of D).
Intro
[D]
Verse 1
[D]I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
Cause I?d [A]run with the [G]crowd that [D]tough
Verse 2
[D]At 15 I was tendin? big O?s bar
And I?d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
Spent my [A]youth singin [G]truth and payin [D]dues
I?m the[A] biggest thing that ever [G]came from my home[D] town
[A]And I?ll be damned [G]if I?m gonna [D]let ?em down
[A]If it?s the last thing that I [G]do
Before they [D]lay [A]me [G]in [D]the [A]ground
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas [D]proud
Verse
[D]And I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
?Girl go back home you aint [A]got what we [G]need
In this [D]town"
(Key Change)
[E]They couldn?t whoop the fightin? side of me
Where I come from we don?t give up easily [B]over night
Took all my [A]life to be [E]found
Chorus
[B]I?m the biggest thing that [A]ever came from [E]my home town
[B]And I?ll be damned [A]if I?m gonna [E]let ?em down
[B]If it?s the last thing that I [A]do
Before they [E]lay [B]me [A]in [E]the [B]ground
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas [E][E]proud[B]
Instrumental
[E] [A] [E] [B]
Verse
[E]At 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
And I [B]knew, she was the [A]greatest
Thing I?d ever [E]do
[Chorus] x2
[B]I?m the biggest thing that [A]ever came from [E]my home town
[B]And I?ll be damned [A]if I?m gonna [E]let ?em down
[B]If it?s the last thing that I [A]do
Before they [E]lay [B]me [A]in [E]the [B]ground
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas [E][E]proud[B]
Break
[E]
Bridge
[E]I was raised in Pocahontas [A]Illinois
Outro
E A E B (Repeat over adlib until fade)
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