Capo on 1
Tuning: Standard
Intro: F#m, D, A, E
[CHORUS]
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
We're lighting one up, feel the love
E
We wouldn't be here without ya
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
Mix it strong, pour it out no doubt
E
We're always thinking about ya
F#m D
Whoa. Ain't gonna let you down
A E
Whoa. Just wanna make you proud
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
My people back home
E
My people back home
F#m
See this one's for my people
D
From the backwoods to the steeple
A
From my daddy and that preacher man
E
That taught me to run from evil
F#m
From the people that I'm still so cool with
D
And the people that I went to school with
A
From the boys I ran around and
E
stomped them grounds and broke them rules with
F#m D
This one's for my family and the way that I was raised
A E
And now my life's another city, another picture, another stage
F#m
But I hope you know I miss ya
D
And part of me's still with ya
A E
And no matter where I go or what I do I won't forget ya
[CHORUS]
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
We're lighting one up, feel the love
E
We wouldn't be here without ya
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
Mix it strong, pour it out no doubt
E
We're always thinking about ya
F#m D
Whoa. Ain't gonna let you down
A E
Whoa. Just wanna make you proud
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
My people back home
E
My people back home
F#m
This is for the one's who believed in me
D
For the ones who took the time to breathe the life in me
A
You got my heart beating inside of me
E
You made me what I tried to be
F#m
For the ones that love my music
D
Said you could do it, if you choose this
A
So we dreamed big and we worked hard
E
Now we got the whole world cruisin'
[CHORUS]
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
We're lighting one up, feel the love
E
We wouldn't be here without ya
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
Mix it strong, pour it out no doubt
E
We're always thinking about ya
F#m D
Whoa. Ain't gonna let you down
A E
Whoa. Just wanna make you proud
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
My people back home
E
My people back home
Guitar Solo: F#m, D, A, E
F#m
For my brother and my sister
D
For my mama yeah I miss her
A
For the one that got away
E
Dayum, I should have kissed her
F#m
For my best friends and my cousins
D
And that town that we grew up in
A
If it wasn't for all of ya'll
E
This ole boy would be nothing
F#m D
You're running through our hearts
A
You did it from the start
E
Yeah you know who you are
F#m D
You're in every song I sing
A
You're in every dream I dream
E
You're the beat inside of me
[CHORUS]
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
We're lighting one up, feel the love
E
We wouldn't be here without ya
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
Mix it strong, pour it out no doubt
E
We're always thinking about ya
F#m D
Whoa. Ain't gonna let you down
A E
Whoa. Just wanna make you proud
F#m D
This is for my people back home
A
My people back home
E
My people back home
F#m D
Yeah my people back home
A
My people back home
E
My people back home (repeat til end of song)