Where I Grew Up
Written by Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace & Neil Thrasher
Recorded by Kenny Chesney

(Capo on 4)

Intro.:  | (G) (A) | (D)  | (D)  |

(G) There's still marks on the (A)pantry door of that (D)little house
(G) Where Mama (A)used to measure us (D)
(G) I'm proud to say (A)that's my home where (Bm)I was raised
(Em) But that ain't where I grew (A)up

(Chorus)
See, (G)I gained a little on Father Time, (D/F#) the summer my Granddaddy died
The (A)first time I saw Mama cry, (D)man, that sure was tough (Em) (F#m)
(G)Felt like I put on a few years (D) watchin' (D/C#)Daddy (G/B)wipe her tears
In my (Em)little coat and tie (F#m)standin' in that (G)cemetery mud
(A)That's where I (G)grew up (A) | (D)  |

(G) My senior year, a (A)case of beer out on the (D)river bank
(G) Gettin' a head (A)start on twenty one (D)
(G) That's the place that (A)made me feel just (Bm)like a man (G)
(Em) But that ain't where I grew (A)up

(Chorus)
See (G)I gained a little on Father Time, (D/F#) that night I crossed that center line
(A) I bet I rolled a dozen times, next (D)thing I knew I (Em)was (F#m)
(G) Wakin' up upside down, (D) prayin' (D/C#)God just (G/B)get me out
Then I (Em)hit my knees beside (F#m)what was left of my (G)truck
Hey, (A)that's where I grew up (G)
You learn as you go, (A) (G) that's how you grow (A)

(Chorus)
See, (G)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)she packed all her stuff (Em) (F#m)
(G) The boy in me said let her go, but the (D)man in (D/C#)me said (G/B)pull her close
It was (Em)time to find (F#m)out which one I (G)was (A)
Standin' (Em)in a doorway, (F#m) holdin' on to (G)love (A)

That's where I grew up, (G) (A) oh, (D) that's where I grew (G) up (A) (D) -----