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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DI was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
Cause I?d Arun with the Gcrowd that Dtough
[Verse 2]
DAt 15 I was tendin? big O?s bar
And I?d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
Spent my yoAuth singin trGuth and payin duDes
I?m the Abiggest thing that ever caGme from my home Dtown
AAnd I?ll be damned Gif I?m gonna Dlet ?em down
AIf it?s the last thing that I Gdo
Before they Dlay Ame Gin Dthe Aground
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas Dproud
[Verse]
DAnd I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
?Girl go back home you aint Agot what we Gneed
In this Dtown"
(Key Change)
EThey couldn?t whoop the fightin? side of me
                            N.C.           B  
Where I come from we don?t give up easily over night
Took all my Alife to be Efound
[Chorus]
BI?m the biggest thing that Aever came from Emy home town
BAnd I?ll be damned Aif I?m gonna Elet ?em down
BIf it?s the last thing that I Ado
Before they Elay Bme Ain Ethe Bground
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas EproudE  B  
[Instrumental]
E A E B
[Verse]
EAt 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
And I Bknew, she was the Agreatest
Thing I?d ever Edo
[Chorus] x2
BI?m the biggest thing that Aever came from Emy home town
BAnd I?ll be damned Aif I?m gonna Elet ?em down
BIf it?s the last thing that I Ado
Before they Elay Bme Ain Ethe Bground
You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas EproudE  B  
[Break] 
E
[Bridge]
EI was raised in Pocahontas AIllinois
[Outro]
 E    A   E    B(Repeat over adlib until fade)

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Pocahontas Proud

by Gretchen Wilson

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois

Everybody thought of me as on of the boys

A G D

Cause I?d run with the crowd that tough

[Verse 2]

At 15 I was tendin? big O?s bar

And I?d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar

A G D

Spent my youth singin truth and payin dues

A G D

I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town

A G D

And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down

A G

If it?s the last thing that I do

D A G D A

Before they lay me in the ground

You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud

[Verse]

And I knocked on every door on music row

They looked down to me and said,

A G

?Girl go back home you aint got what we need

In this town"

(Key Change)

They couldn?t whoop the fightin? side of me

N.C.

Where I come from we don?t give up easily over night

A E

Took all my life to be found

[Chorus]

B A E

I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town

B A E

And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down

B A

If it?s the last thing that I do

E B A E B

Before they lay me in the ground

E E B

You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud

[Instrumental]

E A E B

[Verse]

At 27 I had baby Grace

I was born again when I saw her sweet face

B A

And I knew, she was the greatest

Thing I?d ever do

[Chorus] x2

B A E

I?m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town

B A E

And I?ll be damned if I?m gonna let ?em down

B A

If it?s the last thing that I do

E B A E B

Before they lay me in the ground

E E B

You know I?m gonna make Pocahontas proud

[Break]

[Bridge]

E A

I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois

[Outro]

E A E B

(Repeat over adlib until fade)

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