Old Porch Swing Chords by Gene Watson
Tempo:
86.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
It's hung there on the front porch since this old [Ab] house was [Eb] built.
[Ab] [Bb] It's where the old men whittled and the women [Eb] pieced their quills.
It's held for generations through whatever [Ab] life could bring.
[Fm] [Bb] That old swing.
That old [Eb] porch swing.
[Ab] [Eb] It held the [Gm] grieving widow [Eb] when my daddy's [Ab] daddy died.
[Bb] And now it rocks [Eb] my children [Bb] when they close their [Eb] sleepy eyes.
It's where I pop [Gm] the question [Eb] with a quarter [Ab] carat ring.
[Fm] That [Bb] old swing.
That [Eb] old porch swing.
[Ab] It's been there through the sunshine.
[Eb] It's had its share of rain.
[F] Been a witness to some good times [Bb] and a like amount of pain.
[C] [D] [Eb] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad it [Ab] could sing.
[Fm]
That [Bb] old swing.
That old [Eb] porch swing.
[B] [B]
[Eb] [E] It's where brother [Abm] read the letter [E] that sent him off [A] to [Dbm] war.
[A]
[B] We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't know [E] what for.
When he came home he just sat there and he never said [Dbm] a thing.
[Gbm]
[B] And that swing.
That old [E] porch swing.
[A] It's been there through the sunshine.
[E] It's had its share of rain.
[Gb] Been a witness to some good times [B] and a like amount of pain.
[E] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad it [Dbm] could [Gbm] sing.
[A] [Gbm] That [B] old swing.
That old [E] porch swing.
That [Ebm] [Dbm] [B] old swing.
That old [E] porch swing.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
It's hung there on the front porch since this old [Ab] house was [Eb] built.
[Ab] [Bb] It's where the old men whittled and the women [Eb] pieced their quills.
It's held for generations through whatever [Ab] life could bring.
[Fm] [Bb] That old swing.
That old [Eb] porch swing.
[Ab] [Eb] It held the [Gm] grieving widow [Eb] when my daddy's [Ab] daddy died.
[Bb] And now it rocks [Eb] my children [Bb] when they close their [Eb] sleepy eyes.
It's where I pop [Gm] the question [Eb] with a quarter [Ab] carat ring.
[Fm] That [Bb] old swing.
That [Eb] old porch swing.
[Ab] It's been there through the sunshine.
[Eb] It's had its share of rain.
[F] Been a witness to some good times [Bb] and a like amount of pain.
[C] [D] [Eb] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad it [Ab] could sing.
[Fm]
That [Bb] old swing.
That old [Eb] porch swing.
[B] [B]
[Eb] [E] It's where brother [Abm] read the letter [E] that sent him off [A] to [Dbm] war.
[A]
[B] We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't know [E] what for.
When he came home he just sat there and he never said [Dbm] a thing.
[Gbm]
[B] And that swing.
That old [E] porch swing.
[A] It's been there through the sunshine.
[E] It's had its share of rain.
[Gb] Been a witness to some good times [B] and a like amount of pain.
[E] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad it [Dbm] could [Gbm] sing.
[A] [Gbm] That [B] old swing.
That old [E] porch swing.
That [Ebm] [Dbm] [B] old swing.
That old [E] porch swing.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
E
B
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's hung there on the front porch _ since this old [Ab] house was [Eb] built.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] It's where the old men whittled and the women [Eb] pieced their quills.
_ _ _ _ _ It's held for generations through whatever [Ab] life could bring.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] That old swing.
_ That old _ _ [Eb] porch swing.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ It held the [Gm] grieving widow [Eb] when my daddy's [Ab] daddy died.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And now it rocks [Eb] my children [Bb] when they close their [Eb] sleepy eyes.
_ _ _ _ It's where I pop [Gm] the question [Eb] _ with a quarter [Ab] carat ring.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ That [Bb] old swing.
_ _ _ _ That [Eb] old porch swing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] It's been there through the sunshine.
[Eb] It's had its share of rain.
[F] Been a witness to some good times [Bb] and a like amount of pain. _ _
[C] _ [D] [Eb] If it could tell its stories, _ what a ballad it [Ab] could sing.
_ _ [Fm] _
That [Bb] old swing. _ _ _ _
That old [Eb] porch swing.
_ _ [B] _ [B] _
[Eb] _ [E] It's where brother [Abm] read the letter [E] that sent him off [A] to [Dbm] war.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] We knew he had to go and fight, _ but we didn't know [E] what for. _ _ _ _
_ When he came home he just sat there and he never said [Dbm] a thing.
_ [Gbm] _ _
_ [B] And that swing. _ _ _ _
That old [E] porch swing. _ _ _ _
_ [A] It's been there through the sunshine.
[E] It's had its share of rain.
[Gb] Been a witness to some good times [B] and a like amount of _ pain.
_ _ [E] If it could tell its stories, _ what a ballad it [Dbm] could [Gbm] sing.
_ [A] _ [Gbm] _ _ That [B] old swing.
That _ _ old [E] porch swing.
_ That _ [Ebm] _ [Dbm] [B] old swing.
_ _ _ That old [E] porch swing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's hung there on the front porch _ since this old [Ab] house was [Eb] built.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] It's where the old men whittled and the women [Eb] pieced their quills.
_ _ _ _ _ It's held for generations through whatever [Ab] life could bring.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] That old swing.
_ That old _ _ [Eb] porch swing.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ It held the [Gm] grieving widow [Eb] when my daddy's [Ab] daddy died.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And now it rocks [Eb] my children [Bb] when they close their [Eb] sleepy eyes.
_ _ _ _ It's where I pop [Gm] the question [Eb] _ with a quarter [Ab] carat ring.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ That [Bb] old swing.
_ _ _ _ That [Eb] old porch swing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] It's been there through the sunshine.
[Eb] It's had its share of rain.
[F] Been a witness to some good times [Bb] and a like amount of pain. _ _
[C] _ [D] [Eb] If it could tell its stories, _ what a ballad it [Ab] could sing.
_ _ [Fm] _
That [Bb] old swing. _ _ _ _
That old [Eb] porch swing.
_ _ [B] _ [B] _
[Eb] _ [E] It's where brother [Abm] read the letter [E] that sent him off [A] to [Dbm] war.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] We knew he had to go and fight, _ but we didn't know [E] what for. _ _ _ _
_ When he came home he just sat there and he never said [Dbm] a thing.
_ [Gbm] _ _
_ [B] And that swing. _ _ _ _
That old [E] porch swing. _ _ _ _
_ [A] It's been there through the sunshine.
[E] It's had its share of rain.
[Gb] Been a witness to some good times [B] and a like amount of _ pain.
_ _ [E] If it could tell its stories, _ what a ballad it [Dbm] could [Gbm] sing.
_ [A] _ [Gbm] _ _ That [B] old swing.
That _ _ old [E] porch swing.
_ That _ [Ebm] _ [Dbm] [B] old swing.
_ _ _ That old [E] porch swing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _