Growing Up Around Here
Recorded by Will Hoge

(No Capo)

Intro.:  |(A) / / (D)| --- |(A) / / (D)| --- |(A)(D)|(D)(E)|(A)(D)|(D)(E)

Well it's (A)been so (D) long (D)(E)
I swore I'd (A)never come (D) back (D)(E)
To this (A)sleepy little (D) one horse (E)dot on the map
But the (A)roots run (D) deep (D)(E)
In this (A)rocky red (D) ground (D)(E)
And I could (A)feel that (D) pull, every (E)road I went (A)down

(Chorus)
(D) Growing up around (E)here in (A)this taillight (D)town
I spent seventeen (E)years tryin' (A)to find a way (D)out
Took a whole lot of (E)miles to (A)know what I know (D) now
I'm kind of (E)proud of growing up around (A)here

Solo:  / (D) / |(D)(E)|(A)(D)|(D)(E)

Well I (A)kissed my first (D) girl (D)(E)
Behind that (A)Texaco (D) sign (D)(E)
I drank my (A)first cold (D) beer by that (E)river side
Yeah, I played a (A)little foot-(D)ball (D)(E)
Got a (A)letter on (D)my jacket (D)(E)
I bet it's (A)still in that (D) box, up there (E)in my Mom's (A)attic

(Chorus)
(D) Growing up around (E)here in (A)this taillight (D)town
I spent seventeen (E)years tryin' (A)to find a way (D)out
Took a whole lot of (E)miles to (A)know what I know (D) now
I'm kind of (E)proud of growing up around (A)here

Solo:  / (D) / |(D)(E)|(A)(D)|(D)(E)|(D)(A)(E) ---

Yeah, I know some-(D)day (A)(E) ---
No matter how far I (D)roam (A)(E) ---
Oh, I'll end up back this (D)way (A)(E) ---
And I'll call this place (D) home (A)(E) ---
Yeah, there's no place like (E)home ---

(Chorus)
(D) Growing up around (E)here in (A)this taillight (D)town
I spent seventeen (E)years tryin' (A)to find a way (D)out
Took a whole lot of (E)miles to (A)know what I know (D) now

(Chorus)
(D) Growing up around (E)here in (A)this taillight (D)town
I spent seventeen (E)years tryin' (A)to find a way (D)out
Took a whole lot of (E)miles to (A)know what I know (D) now
I'm kind of (E)proud of growing up around (A)here (D)

(Tag)
(D) (E)Growing up around (A)here (D)|(D)(E)
Yeah, I'm (A)proud (D)
Of (E)growing up around (A) here (D)|(D)(E)|(A) -----