Pocahontas Proud

Intro: D

Verse 1:
D
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the
 boys
          A            G          
Cause I’d run with the 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
           A            G     
Spent my youth singin truth and 
          D
payin dues


A                          G     
I’m the biggest thing that ever 
         D
came from my home town
A                  G            
And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let 
D
'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 
D
proud

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V:
D
And I knocked on every door on music
 row
They looked down to me and said,
                            A      
“Girl go back home you aint got 
     G
what we need
        D
In this town\"

(Key Change)
E
They couldn’t whoop the fightin’ 
side of me
                            N.C.    
       B
Where I come from we don’t give up 
easily over night
            A          E
Took all my life to be found

Chorus:
B                          A     
I’m the biggest thing that ever 
         E
came from my home town
B                  A            
And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let 
E
'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
You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas 
E    E-B
proud

Break: E A E B

E
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
               E
Thing I’d ever do

Repeat Chorus 2x:

Break: E

Bridge:
E                          A
I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois

Outro: E A  E B  (Repeat over adlib 
until fade)
             Pocahontas proud
             You know I’m gonna make
 Pocahontas proud
             Pocahontas proud
             Good night Pocahontas!
             We love ya!