Where I Grew Up

artist : kenny chesney song : where i grew up capo on 4th fret - to match the cd Intro : G A D D G A D there’s still marks on the pantry door of that little house G A D where mama used to measure us G A Bm i’m proud to say that’s my home where i was raised Em A but that ain’t where i grew up G see , i gained a little on father time D/F# the summer my grandDaddy died A the first time i saw mama cry D Em F#m man , that sure was tough G felt like i put on a few years D D/C# G/B watching Daddy wipe her tears Em F#m G in my little coat and tie standing in that cemetery mud A G A D that’s where i grew up G A D my senior year , a case of beer out on the river bank G A D getting a head start on twenty one G A Bm G that’s the place that made me feel just like a man Em A but that ain’t where i grew up G see i gained a little on father time D/F# that night i crossed that center line A i bet i rolled a dozen times D Em F#m G next thing i knew i was waking up upside down D D/C# G/B praying god just get me out Em F#m G then i hit my knees beside what was left of my truck A G hey , that’s where i grew up A G A you learn as you go , that’s how you grow G see , i gained a little on father time D/F# when me and her , had our first big fight A i said some things , i made her cry D Em F#m she packed all her stuff G the boy in me said let her go D D/C# G/B but the man in me said pull her close Em F#m G A it was time to find out which one i was Em F#m G A standing in a doorway holding on to love G A D G A D that’s where i grew up oh thats where i grew up