Started From The Holler
Recorded by Chase Matthew
Album: Single (2026)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
|(Am) / / / |(Am) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |
|(F#) / / / |(F#) / / / |(Em) / / / |(Em) / / / |

(Verse 1)
(Am) The truck rides a little higher than it used to
(G) Another night, another sold-out venue
(F#) They said I couldn't, so I went and done it
Put a (Em)plaque on my wall, another one above it
(Am) Got my name and my song on a ballcap
(G) Put the 37080 on a map
(F#) Dropout that came from nothin'
(NC)Ain't it somethin'?

(Chorus)
We started from the holler and we (Am)still here
Same boots, same roots, same (G)spot where
We still tear it up down a (F#)back road
I still hold it down for the (Em)back home
'Cause back home ain't forgot where I (Am)came from
When everything changed, I ain't (G)changed none
And nah, you can't take that (F#)mud out the water or the (F)blue out my collar
Might've (Em)made a couple dollars
But we started from the holler and we (Am)still here

(Verse 2)
Still in my (Am)same truck, but new wheels with my name on 'em
I kept on (G)singin' songs, done messed around and became somethin'
Overcame a (F#)lot of things, whole lotta lessons learned
I'd rather (F#)walk that short line 'cause I've seen bridges burn
I wear this (Am)cross around my neck, reminds me every night
To keep it (G)heavy on the gas in between the lines
I can't (F#)tell you 'bout the dreams I've had behind my eyes
I didn't (Em)know He had a plan, it was bigger than mine
Yeah, I (Am)started in that dive bar, them honky tonks in small towns
(G)Still in this Ram truck, no A/C with my windows down
(F#) Just got bigger crowds, this stage is bigger now
(Em) It's crazy how

(Chorus)
We started from the holler and we (Am)still here
Same boots, same roots, same (G)spot where
We still tear it up down a (F#)back road
I still hold it down for the (Em)back home
'Cause back home ain't forgot where I (Am)came from
When everything changed, I ain't (G)changed none
And nah, you can't take that (F#)mud out the water or the blue out my collar
Might've (Em)made a couple dollars
But we started from the holler and we (Am)still here

(Instrumental)
 / / / |(G) / / / |(F#) / / / |(Em) / / / |

(Bridge)
(Am) Around the world in eighty days, who'd have ever thought
(G) A boy like me from Tennessee would ever see the top?
(F#) I give glory to God, I overcame my fears
(Em) I made a promise, and

(Chorus)
We started from the holler and we (Am)still here
Same boots, same roots, same (G)spot where
We still tear it up down a (F#)back road
I still hold it down for the (Em)back home
'Cause back home ain't forgot where I came from (Am)
When everything changed, I ain't (G)changed none
And nah, you can't take that (F#)mud out the water or the blue out my collar
Might've (Em)made a couple dollars
But we started from the holler and we (Am)still here

(Outro.)
Yeah, we (G)still here
Yeah, we (F#)still here (Em) / / / - - - - -