Front Porch Chords by John Hartford
Tempo:
63.125 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A] [Bm] [F#m]
[D] My [F#m] front porch looks [Bm] right at your back [D] porch.
At the [B] side of your [Em] house sits my [A] car.
[Em] Your [G] laundry hangs [A] there by my [G] window,
[A] In the sun that shines [D] down in our yard.
When I [F#m] come home I [Bm] see you a [D]-leaving.
When I'm [B] leaving you're [Em] just pulling [A] in.
[E] At [G] times I could [C#] reach out and [Em] touch you,
[A] But I'm not even [D] sure of your name.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D] [E]
[A] I saw you last [F#m] round about [A] midnight,
From the [F#] front porch you [Bm] seemed so [E] carefree.
[Bm] Like you never could [G#] ever be [D] happy
[E] To [A] live in the country with me.
[Bm]
[E] [A]
I came up here [F#m] hunting for [A] riches,
Of [F#m] fortune [Bm] and fame I [E] had heard.
[Bm] For too long [G#] I've stared at [D] your back porch,
[E] And now I'm a slave to [A] your world.
[D] Oh, and the hair on [F#m] my head [Bm] turns to [D] silver,
My feet and [B] my hands [Em] old and [A] sore.
I'll prop [G] my old chair [C#] on the front [G] porch,
[A] And gaze at your [D] old kitchen door.
[A] [D] [Am] [D] [A] [G] [D] [N]
[D] My [F#m] front porch looks [Bm] right at your back [D] porch.
At the [B] side of your [Em] house sits my [A] car.
[Em] Your [G] laundry hangs [A] there by my [G] window,
[A] In the sun that shines [D] down in our yard.
When I [F#m] come home I [Bm] see you a [D]-leaving.
When I'm [B] leaving you're [Em] just pulling [A] in.
[E] At [G] times I could [C#] reach out and [Em] touch you,
[A] But I'm not even [D] sure of your name.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D] [E]
[A] I saw you last [F#m] round about [A] midnight,
From the [F#] front porch you [Bm] seemed so [E] carefree.
[Bm] Like you never could [G#] ever be [D] happy
[E] To [A] live in the country with me.
[Bm]
[E] [A]
I came up here [F#m] hunting for [A] riches,
Of [F#m] fortune [Bm] and fame I [E] had heard.
[Bm] For too long [G#] I've stared at [D] your back porch,
[E] And now I'm a slave to [A] your world.
[D] Oh, and the hair on [F#m] my head [Bm] turns to [D] silver,
My feet and [B] my hands [Em] old and [A] sore.
I'll prop [G] my old chair [C#] on the front [G] porch,
[A] And gaze at your [D] old kitchen door.
[A] [D] [Am] [D] [A] [G] [D] [N]
Key:
A
D
Bm
F#m
E
A
D
Bm
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [F#m]
[D] My [F#m] front porch looks [Bm] right at your back [D] porch.
At the [B] side of your [Em] house sits my [A] car.
[Em] Your [G] laundry hangs [A] there by my [G] window,
[A] In the sun that shines [D] down in our yard.
When I [F#m] come home I [Bm] see you a [D]-leaving.
When I'm [B] leaving you're [Em] just pulling [A] in.
[E] At [G] times I could [C#] reach out and [Em] touch you,
[A] But I'm not even [D] sure of your name.
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[A] I saw you last [F#m] round about [A] midnight,
From the [F#] front porch you [Bm] seemed so [E] carefree.
[Bm] Like you never could [G#] ever be [D] happy
[E] To [A] live in the country with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I came up here [F#m] hunting for [A] riches,
Of [F#m] fortune [Bm] and fame I [E] had heard.
[Bm] For too long [G#] I've stared at [D] your back porch,
[E] And now I'm a slave to [A] your world.
[D] Oh, and the hair on [F#m] my head [Bm] turns to [D] silver,
My feet and [B] my hands [Em] old and [A] sore.
I'll prop [G] my old chair [C#] on the front [G] porch,
[A] And gaze at your [D] old kitchen door.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[D] My [F#m] front porch looks [Bm] right at your back [D] porch.
At the [B] side of your [Em] house sits my [A] car.
[Em] Your [G] laundry hangs [A] there by my [G] window,
[A] In the sun that shines [D] down in our yard.
When I [F#m] come home I [Bm] see you a [D]-leaving.
When I'm [B] leaving you're [Em] just pulling [A] in.
[E] At [G] times I could [C#] reach out and [Em] touch you,
[A] But I'm not even [D] sure of your name.
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[A] I saw you last [F#m] round about [A] midnight,
From the [F#] front porch you [Bm] seemed so [E] carefree.
[Bm] Like you never could [G#] ever be [D] happy
[E] To [A] live in the country with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I came up here [F#m] hunting for [A] riches,
Of [F#m] fortune [Bm] and fame I [E] had heard.
[Bm] For too long [G#] I've stared at [D] your back porch,
[E] And now I'm a slave to [A] your world.
[D] Oh, and the hair on [F#m] my head [Bm] turns to [D] silver,
My feet and [B] my hands [Em] old and [A] sore.
I'll prop [G] my old chair [C#] on the front [G] porch,
[A] And gaze at your [D] old kitchen door.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _