Key: A
Introduction:
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I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette
And a souped up car on a county road
D
And I held my own
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Learn to hold my own
A
Daddy works some dead-end job at the concrete plant
Mama taught the Sunday bible class
D
So I ran the streets to beat the Devil
A
Goin' just as fast as I could fly
D
'Cause I came here to live
E N.C. N.C. N.C. A
D A
Mama used to wait for me with the porch light on
E A
Worried about her little boy 'til I got home
D
Daddy he'd say listen son
A
But back then there wasn't much
C D
That I didn't already know
I reckon I was doing close to 80