Chords for Robert Earl Keen performs "This Old Porch" To Honor Lyle Lovett

[B] _ I met Lyle Lovett in 1976 in College Station, Texas, the home of Texas A&M University,
where we were both students.
And I used to hang out on this old porch with my rag-tag bunch of Buddy Pickers,
Ne'er-do-wells, wannabes.
And all of a sudden one day, this really cool guy with a ton of hair
and a really nice bicycle drove up on the lawn,
and I thought, this guy has style and poise.
And I didn't even know what style and poise was back then, but I knew he had it.
And he also had really good manners and stuff, and he says,
Hey, I like what you're playing.
And we said, Thank you.
And he said, I'd like to play a song with you.
And it was kind of like, let's say, think Kelsey Grammar walked into Hee Haw or something.
It was _ a little different.
_ And that began a friendship that I've had for more than 30 years with Lyle,
and we've spent most of those years talking about the merit of a good song or a great song.
And that's where it all begins.
And I want to say that if there's anybody in this room that knows the merit of a great song
and has written a great song, it's Lyle Lovett.
So I am so proud and honored to be here tonight.
_ _ And so great, Lyle.
I'm so proud of you.
Fantastic.
Thank you.
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_ _ _ _ I had to wake the drummer up again.
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_ [Db] This old ford is like a big old [Bbm] red and white herringbone
_ [Ebm] Standing under a musky tree
[Fm] [Ab] Out in Iowa Dulce [Db] just keeps on playing hide and seek
[Bb] With that hot August sun
_ [Gb] Sweating in a panty
Cause [Ab] his work is never done
[Db] And this old ford's just a steaming [Bbm] greasy plate of enchiladas
[Abm] _ [Gb] Lots of cheese and onions
[Ab]
A guacamole salad
[Ebm] And you [Db] can get them at the LaSalle Hotel [Bb] in the old downtown
[Bbm] [Dbm] With ice [Gb] tea and a wish
[Ab] She'll smile every time
[Db] This old porch is the palace [Cm] walking
[Bbm] On a main street in Texas
[Gb] Never seen her the day
[Ab]
She and the hard [Db]-exes with that 62 post
[Bbm] It's almost faded down
[E] And it's [Gb] green without a picture
[Ab] Since Giant came to [Ebm] town
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_ _ _ _ _ This [Ab] _
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_ _ [Db] old porch is like a weathered [Bbm] greyhead
Seventy years in Texas
Doing [Gb] all he can
[Ab] Not to give into the city
[Db] And he always takes a red leg
[Bb] So long as I [Bbm] run his cattle
[Gb] He picks me up at dinnertime
[Ab] I listen to him rattle
He [Db] says the brass is still runs muddy
[Bbm] Like she's run all along
[Gb] Ain't never been no cane to grind
[Ab]
The cotton's all but gone
You know [Db] this brand new Chevrolet
[Bbm] Used some back in 60
And there [Gb] won't nobody listen [Bbm] to him
[Ab] They all think he's crazy
This [Db] old porch is just a long [Bbm] time
Waiting and forgetting
_ [Db] [Gb] Remembering the coming back
[Ab] Not crying about the leaving
[Db] And remembering the falling [Ab] down The laughter
[Bbm] But the curse of luck
[Gb] From all those passers-by
[Ab] Said we'd never get [Eb] back [Db] up
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This _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] old porch is just a long [Bbm] time
Waiting and forgetting
_ [Gb] Remembering the coming back
[Ab] Not crying about the leaving
[Eb] And [Db] remembering the falling [Bbm] down The laughter
But the curse of luck
From [Ab] all those [Gb] sons of bitches
[Ab] Who said we'd never get [Eb] back [Db] up
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[Db] Ladies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and gentlemen, thanks so much!