Where I Come From — Patty Griffin

Chords and lyrics for Where I Come From by Patty Griffin (key of Gm).

Intro

[Fm] [Gm]
[D#] [Gm]

Verse 1

Two rivers run to the east and to the [D#]west
[F]Won't it run far away as I could as fast as [D#]I could get
[F]No matter where I've been, can't escape who I am [D#]or forget

Chorus

[Cm/D#] [Gm] [D#] [Gm]
I'm not afraid to be alone
I'm afraid to be alone
[D#]I'm [Gm]afraid to be alone

Verse 2

When it's long, it gets into your [D#]boots
Two [F]rivers run, sighing wild, sighing wild in this [D#]great time
[F]Stories come through our fading little town when the [D#]sun shines

Interlude

[G] [Gsus2] [Gm] [D#] [Gm] [D#]

Verse 3

The [Gm]veterans, the veterans of all the [D#]past wars
[Gm]Sit outside on a Sunday afternoon
[D#]The [F]mills closed down long ago and so were we passed on [D#]employment
Good [F]bad jokes somebody told on our town for their [D#]enjoyment

Instrumental

[Gm] [D#] [Gm] [D#] [Gm] [D#] [Gm] [F] [D#] [A#] [Gm] [Am] [Gm] [F] [D#] [Gm] [A#] [G]

Verse 4

The [D#]mills closed down long ago and so were we passed on employment
[A#sus4/D#] [Cm/D#] [Gm] [D#]

Chorus 2

September's [Gm]sun, colors boldly flying
[D#] [Gm]Pretty reds, orange, golden, [D#]brown
More [F]was beautiful as the light is [D#]dying
More [F]was beautiful as the day goes [D#]down

Outro

[D] [Gm]
More was beautiful as the day goes down