If The World Had A Front Porch

[intro]; C F C F It was (C)where my mama sat on That old (G)swing with her crochet(Am) It was (F)where granddaddy (C)taught me How to cuss (F) and how to (G)pray It was (Am)where we made our own (Em)ice cream Those (F)sultry summer (C)nights Where the (Dm)bulldog had her pup(Em)pies And us (F)brothers had our (G)fights There were (C)many nights I'd sit right there And (G)look out at the (Am)stars To the (F)sound of a distant (C)whippoorwill Or the hum (F) of a passing (G)car It was (Am)where I first got (Em)up the nerve To (F)steal me my first (C)kiss And it was (Dm)where I learned to (Em)play guitar And (F)pray I had the (G)gift Chorus If the (C)world had a front (F)porch like (G)we had back then(Am) (F)We'd still have our prob(C)lems (G)but we'd all be friends (Am)Treating your (Em)neighbor like he's (F)your next of (C)kin (F)Wouldn't be gone(C) with the wind(Am) (G) If the (F)world had (C)front porch like (G)we did back (C)then F C Purple hulls and pintos I've (G)shelled more than my (Am)share As (F)lightning bugs and (C)crickets (F) Danced in the evening (G)air And like a (Am)beacon that old (Em)yellow bulb It (F)always led me (C)home Some how(Dm) mamma (Em)always knew (F) Just when to leave it on(G) Reapeat Chorus (Am)Treating your (Em)neighbor like he's (F)your next of (C)kin (F)Wouldn't be (C)gone with the (Am)wind If the (F)world had a (C)front porch like (G)we did back (C)then F C F C