Chords for Old Porch Swing
Tempo:
84.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
It's hung there on the front porch [A] since this old [D] house was built.
[E] It's where the old men whittled and women [A] pieced their quilts.
It's held for generations through whatever [D] life could bring.
[Bm]
That [E] old swing, that [A] old swing.
It held a grieving widow when my [D] daddy's daddy died.
[E] Now it rocks my children when they close [A] their sleepy eyes.
It's where I popped the question with a quarter [D] carat ring.
[Bm]
[E] And that old swing, that [A] old swing.
[D] Spent there through the sunshine and [A] had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some [B] good [E] times in a life of malapay.
[A] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
[Bm] [E] That old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
It's where Brother read the letter that sent him [D] off to war.
[E] We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't [A] know what for.
When he came home he just sat there and he never [D] said a thing.
[Bm] And [E] that old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
[D] Spent there through the sunshine [A] and had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some good times [E] in a life of malapay.
If [A] it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
[B] [Bm]
That [E] old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
That old [E] swing.
That old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
That old swing.
It's hung there on the front porch [A] since this old [D] house was built.
[E] It's where the old men whittled and women [A] pieced their quilts.
It's held for generations through whatever [D] life could bring.
[Bm]
That [E] old swing, that [A] old swing.
It held a grieving widow when my [D] daddy's daddy died.
[E] Now it rocks my children when they close [A] their sleepy eyes.
It's where I popped the question with a quarter [D] carat ring.
[Bm]
[E] And that old swing, that [A] old swing.
[D] Spent there through the sunshine and [A] had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some [B] good [E] times in a life of malapay.
[A] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
[Bm] [E] That old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
It's where Brother read the letter that sent him [D] off to war.
[E] We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't [A] know what for.
When he came home he just sat there and he never [D] said a thing.
[Bm] And [E] that old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
[D] Spent there through the sunshine [A] and had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some good times [E] in a life of malapay.
If [A] it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
[B] [Bm]
That [E] old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
That old [E] swing.
That old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
That old swing.
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's hung there on the front porch [A] _ since this old [D] house was built. _ _ _ _ _
[E] It's where the old men whittled and women [A] pieced their quilts. _ _ _ _ _
It's held for generations through whatever [D] life could bring.
_ [Bm] _ _
That [E] old swing, _ _ that _ [A] old swing. _ _ _ _ _
It held a grieving widow _ when my [D] daddy's daddy died. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Now it rocks my children when they close [A] their sleepy eyes. _ _ _ _
It's where I popped the question with a quarter [D] carat ring.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] And that old swing, _ _ _ that [A] old swing. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Spent there through the sunshine and [A] had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some [B] good [E] times in a life of malapay.
_ _ _ [A] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] That old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
It's _ _ where Brother read the letter _ that sent him [D] off to war.
_ _ _ _ [E] We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't [A] know what for.
_ _ _ _ When he came home he just sat there and he never [D] said a thing. _
_ [Bm] _ _ And [E] that old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Spent there through the sunshine [A] and had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some good times [E] in a life of malapay. _ _ _
If [A] it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
That [E] old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing. _ _ _ _
That old [E] swing.
That old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
That old swing. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's hung there on the front porch [A] _ since this old [D] house was built. _ _ _ _ _
[E] It's where the old men whittled and women [A] pieced their quilts. _ _ _ _ _
It's held for generations through whatever [D] life could bring.
_ [Bm] _ _
That [E] old swing, _ _ that _ [A] old swing. _ _ _ _ _
It held a grieving widow _ when my [D] daddy's daddy died. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Now it rocks my children when they close [A] their sleepy eyes. _ _ _ _
It's where I popped the question with a quarter [D] carat ring.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] And that old swing, _ _ _ that [A] old swing. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Spent there through the sunshine and [A] had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some [B] good [E] times in a life of malapay.
_ _ _ [A] If it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] That old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
It's _ _ where Brother read the letter _ that sent him [D] off to war.
_ _ _ _ [E] We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't [A] know what for.
_ _ _ _ When he came home he just sat there and he never [D] said a thing. _
_ [Bm] _ _ And [E] that old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Spent there through the sunshine [A] and had its share of rain.
[B] Been a witness to some good times [E] in a life of malapay. _ _ _
If [A] it could tell its stories, what a ballad [D] it could sing.
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
That [E] old swing, that old swing.
That [A] old porch swing. _ _ _ _
That old [E] swing.
That old swing.
That [A] old porch swing.
That old swing. _ _ _ _
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