Written by Howard Bellamy
Verse 1 F Some friends from the big city stopped by our old country home, G C He said, ?Ain?t you afraid of living, way out here all alone?? F ?That?s just the way we were raised,? I said, and all we?ve ever known. G C Hell, I can still remember, when we had no telephone.C G We don?t call 911, where we come from, C We still cling to our God and our gun. F We were taught to stand our ground and not to run, G C No, we don?t call 911, where we come from.Verse 2 F This young gal of 80-years was on the Late-Night TV News, G C And the people in her viewing her, well they all seen the news. F They said she was a hero, when she caught some local bum, G C As he was crawling through her window, and he met her big shotgun.C G We don?t call 911, where we come from, C We still cling to our God and our gun. F We were taught to stand our ground and not to run, G C No, we don?t call 911, where we come from.Instrumental C G C F G C (Modulate to " D " Chord)C G We don?t call 911, where we come from, C We still cling to our God and our gun. F We were taught to stand our ground and not to run, G C No, we don?t call 911, where we come from.Outro G We were taught to stand our ground and not to run, son. A D No, we don?t call 911, where we come from.D A We don?t call 911, where we come from, D We still cling to our God and our gun. G We were taught to stand our ground and not to run, A D No, we don?t call 911, where we come from. D A We don?t call 911, where we come from, D We still cling to our God and our gun. G We were taught to stand our ground and not to run, son. A D No, we don?t call 911, where we come from.