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[ VERSE 1 ]
CG
It was where my mama sat on that old swing with her crochet,
AmFCG
It was where granddaddy taught me how to cuss and how to pray,
AmEmFC
It was where we made our own ice cream those sultry summer nights,
DmEmFG
Where the bulldog had her puppies, and us brothers had our fights,
[ VERSE 2 ]
CG
There were many nights I'd sit right there and look out at the stars,
AmFCG
To the sound of a distant whippoorwill, or the hum of a passin' car,
AmEmFC
It was where I first got up the nerve to steal me my first kiss,
DmEmFG
and it was where I learned to play guitar and pray I had the gift,
[ CHORUS ]
CFGAm
If the world had a front porch like we did back then,
FCG
We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends,
AmFC
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
FCAm
wouldn't be gone, with the wind,
FC
if the world had a front porch
GCFCF
like we did back then
[ VERSE 3 ]
CG
Purple hulls and pintos, I've shelled more than my share,
AmFCG
lightning bugs and crickets, Danced in the evening air,
AmEmFC
and like a beacon that ole' yellow bulb it always lead me home,
DmEmFG
some how mama always knew, just when to leave it on,
[ CHORUS ]
CFGAm
If the world had a front porch like we did back then,
FCG
We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends,
AmFC
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
FCAm
wouldn't be gone, with the wind,
FC
if the world had a front porch
GCFCF
like we did back then
[ OUTRO ]
AmFC
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
FCAm
wouldn't be gone, with the wind,
FC
if the world had a front porch
GCFCF
like we did back then