The Front Porch Song
Lyle LovettVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
This old porch is like a big old red and white Hereford bull
Standing under a mesquite tree
Out in Agua Dulce
And he just keeps on playing hide and seek
With that hot August sun
Just -sweatin' and -pantin'
Cause his work is never done
And this old porch is like a steaming, greasy plate of enchiladas
With lots of cheese and onions
And a guacamole salad
And you can get'em down at the LaSalle Hotel
In old downtown
With iced tea and a waitress
And she will smile every time
And this old porch is the Palace walk-in
On the main street of Texas
That's never seen the day
Of G and R and Xs
With that '62 poster
That's almost faded down
And a screen without a picture
Since Giant came to town
And this old porch is like a weathered, gray-haired
Seventy years of Texas
Who's doing all he can
Not to give in to the city
And he always takes the rent late
So long as I run his cattle
And he picks me up at dinnertime
And I listen to him rattle
He says the Brazos still runs muddy
Just like she's run all along
And there ain't never been no cane to grind
The cotton's all but gone
And you know this brand new Chevrolet
Hell it was something back in '60
But now there won't nobody listen to him
Cause they all think he's crazy
And this old porch is just a long time
Of waiting and forgetting
And remembering the coming back
And not crying about the leaving
And remembering the falling down
And the laughter of the curse of luck
From all of those passerby
Who said we'd never get back up
This old porch is just a long time
Of waiting and forgetting
And remembering the coming back
And not crying about the leaving
And remembering the falling down
And the laughter of the curse of luck
From all of those sons-of-b***hes
Who said we'd never get back up
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Readable chord sheet for The Front Porch Song by Lyle Lovett
[Eb]This old porch is like a big old red and [Cm]white Hereford bull [Ab]Standing under a mesquite tree [Bb]Out in Agua Dulce And he [Eb]just keeps on playing hide and seek [Cm]With that hot August sun [Ab] Just [A]-sweatin' and [A]-pantin' Cause his [Bb]work is never done And this old [Eb]porch is like a steaming, greasy [Cm]plate of enchiladas With [Ab]lots of cheese and onions And a [Bb]guacamole salad And you can [Eb]get'em down at the LaSalle Hotel [Cm]In old downtown With i[Ab]ced tea and a waitress And she will s[Bb]mile every time And this old [Eb]porch is the Palace walk-in On the [Cm]main street of Texas [Ab]That's never seen the day Of [Bb]G and R and Xs With that '[Eb]62 poster That's [Cm]almost faded down And a [Ab]screen without a picture Since [Bb]Giant came to town And this old [Eb]porch is like a weathered, gray-haired [Cm]Seventy years of Texas [Ab]Who's doing all he can Not to [Bb]give in to the city And he [Eb]always takes the rent late So [Cm]long as I run his cattle And he[Ab] picks me up at dinnertime And I l[Bb]isten to him rattle He says the B[Eb]razos still runs muddy Just like she's [Cm]run all along And there [Ab]ain't never been no cane to grind The [Bb]cotton's all but gone And you know this [Eb]brand new Chevrolet Hell it was [Cm]something back in '60 [Ab]But now there won't nobody listen to him [Bb]Cause they all think he's crazy And this old [Eb]porch is just a long time Of [Cm]waiting and forgetting [Ab]And remembering the coming back [Bb]And not crying about the leaving And [Eb]remembering the falling down And the [Cm]laughter of the curse of luck [Ab]From all of those passerby Who [Bb]said we'd never get back up This old [Eb]porch is just a long time Of [Cm]waiting and forgetting And [Ab]remembering the coming back And not [Bb]crying about the leaving And r[Eb]emembering the falling down And the [Cm]laughter of the curse of luck [Ab]From all of those sons-of-b***hes [Bb]Who said we'd never get back up [Eb]