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[ VERSE 1 ]

       C                             G
It was where my mama sat on that old swing with her crochet,
       Am               F                C               G
It was where granddaddy taught me how to cuss and how to pray,
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It was where we made our own ice cream those sultry summer nights,
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Where the bulldog had her puppies, and us brothers had our fights,


[ VERSE 2 ]

           C                         G
There were many nights I'd sit right there and look out at the stars,
       Am         F                  C                  G
To the sound of a distant whippoorwill, or the hum of a passin' car,
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It was where I first got up  the nerve to steal me my first kiss,
           Dm                 Em              F                 G
and it was where I learned to play guitar and pray I had the gift,


[ CHORUS ]

             C           F          G             Am
If the world had a front porch like we did back then,
F                             C               G
We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends,
Am                               F            C
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
F                 C        Am
wouldn't be gone, with the wind,
             F           C
if the world had a front porch
     G           C        F   C   F
like we did back then


[ VERSE 3 ]

           C                        G
Purple hulls and pintos, I've shelled more than my share,
          Am         F              C                G
lightning bugs and crickets, Danced in the evening air,
         Am                Em               F                    C
and like a beacon that ole' yellow bulb it always lead me home,
         Dm          Em         F                 G
some how mama always knew, just when to leave it on,


[ CHORUS ]

             C           F          G             Am
If the world had a front porch like we did back then,
F                             C               G
We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends,
Am                               F            C
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
F                 C        Am
wouldn't be gone, with the wind,
             F           C
if the world had a front porch
     G           C        F   C   F
like we did back then


[ OUTRO ]

Am                               F            C
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
F                 C        Am
wouldn't be gone, with the wind,
             F           C
if the world had a front porch
     G           C        F   C   F
like we did back then