Тональность

 
Intro: C  C  F  F  C  C  F  F
 
        C                             G                Am  
It was where my mama sat on that old swing with her crochet, 
        F                C                C                 G 
It was where granddaddy taught me how to cuss and how to pray,  
        Am                Em                  F                C 
It was where we made our own ice cream those sultry summer nights,  
           Dm                 Em           F                   G 
Where the bulldog had her puppies, and us brothers had our fights,  
 
            C                                   G      
There were many nights I'd sit right there and look out
       Am  
at the stars,  
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To the sound of a distant whippoorwill, or the hum 
               G 
of a passin' car, 
        Am                Em               F                    C 
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             G    
We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends,  
 Am            Em                  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 C F 
like we did back then 
 
            C                   G                   Am 
Purple hulls and pintos, I've shelled more than my share,  
           F         C        C                      G 
lightning bugs and crickets, Danced in the evening air,  
          Am                Em               F             C 
and like a beacon that ole' yellow moon 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              G            
We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends,  
 Am            Em                   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         
like we did back then 
 
 Am          Em                    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         
like we did back then 
 
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