Intro: (G) (G) (C) (D) (G) (G) (C) (G) [PLAY TWICE] After (G) driving all night Daddy stopped the car Said, (D/F#) "Wake up kids, here we are This is (C) our new home" (D) From that (G) Oldsmobile all I could see Was an (D/F#) ocean of fields out in front of me It (C) just rolled on, on and on (D) (Em) Daddy crossed the (D/F#) fence and he knelt (C) down (Em) Filled his hands with (D/F#) rich farmland and (C) said (No Chord) "This is good ground" I (G) had it all underneath my feet There was (D/F#) room to grow - there was time to breathe And (Em) dreams stretched high under (D) summer skies This is (G) where I'm from - this is who I am (D/F#) Down these roads I became a man And they're (Em) calling me - where my (D) roots run deep (G/B) Deep (C) down - (D) this is good ground (G) (G) (C) (D) (G) (G) (C) (G) (G) Mama had me diggin' in her flower bed (D/F#) There it was an arrowhead And all I (C) wanted to be, was Cherokee (D) (G) Seasons change and childhood goes (D/F#) I laid down my homemade bow for a (C) brown-eyed girl She changed my world (D) (Em) I learned to (D/F#) drive so we could (C) ride around (Em) We made the (D/F#) sweetest memor(C)ies in it (No Chord) On good ground I (G) had it all underneath my feet There was (D/F#) room to grow - there was time to breathe And (Em) dreams stretched high under (D) summer skies This is (G) where I'm from - this is who I am (D/F#) Down these roads I became a man And they're (Em) calling me where my (D) roots run deep (G/B) Deep (C) down - (D) this is good ground I (G) drove all night then I stopped the car Said, (D/F#) "Wake up kids, here we are This is (C) our new home It's been too long" (D) (G) Crossed that fence and I knelt down Said, (D/F#) "Everybody gather 'round (C) Hold out your hands, (No Chord) this is good ground" You've (G) got it all underneath your feet There's (D/F#) room to grow - there's time to breathe And (Em) dreams stretch high under (D) summer skies This is (G) where I'm from - this is who I am (D/F#) Down these roads I became a man And they're (Em) calling me where my (D) roots run deep (G/B) Deep (C) down - (D) this is good ground