Wilson Gretchen - Pocahontas Proud guitar tab

Intro: D

Verse 1:

D

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:

D

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

D

You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas proud

V:

D

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

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 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: 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)