|D |A |G |D
|G |A |D Dsus D D|

[Verse 1]
      D         A             G                D
I remember the time when the bloom was on the cotton
          D                 A                Bm               A
When our hearts chased the clouds like the swallows on their wings
        D                 A      G               D
Winter cares which were already few were soon forgotten
      G              A           |D Dsus4 D D|
Just sittin' on the front porch swing

[Verse 2]
       D         A          G                   D
Oh we'd sit every Sunday and watch the married ladies
        D                A           Bm                  A
And we dreamed of white dresses and church bells in the spring
         D                        A                 G                D
And they'd talk and paint their nails while they let us hold their babies
G               A            |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing

[Chorus 1]
          Bm         F#m          G                D
Where was I when the time came to join the married ladies
        Bm          F#m            G             A
Why did I paint the nail when the finger had no ring
       Bm       A          G                  D
Why do I sit at my age and long to hold their babies
G               A            |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing

[Verse 3]
          D             A             G        D
When the mind longs to follow but the memory erases
         D             A             Bm               A
And the lips form the words but the heart no longer sings
          D            A                 G                D
When the leaves in the hollow have been dyed to match the faces
G               A           |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing

[Chorus 2]
          Bm          F#m           G                 D
Oh we'll dream of the time when the bloom was on the cotton
          Bm               F#m              G                 A
When our hearts chased the clouds like the swallow on their wings
        Bm            A             G              D
But the words to the rhyme are not the only things forgotten
G               A           Bm    A
Sittin' on the front porch swing
G               A           |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing