If The World Had A Front Porch Chords by Tracy Lawrence

[Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] It was where my mama sat on that old [G] swing with her [Am] crochet.
[F] It was where granddaddy [C] taught me how to cuss and how [G] to frame.
[Am] It was where we made [Em] our own ice cream [F] those sultry summer [C] nights.
Where [Dm] the bulldog had her [Em] cookies and [F] us brothers had [G] our fights.
[C] There were many nights I'd sit right there [G] and look out at [Am] the stars.
[F] Hear the sound of a distant [C] wicker wheel or the hum of a [G] passing car.
And [Am] it was where I first [Em] got up the nerve [F] to steal me my [C] first kiss.
And [Dm] it was where I learned [Em] to play guitar.
[F] Pray I had the [G] gift if [C] the world [F] _ [G] like we did [Am] back then.
[F] We'd still have [C] our problems [G] but we'd all be friends.
[Am] Treating [Em] your neighbor like [F] he's your next [C] of kin.
Wouldn't be gone with [Am] the wind.
[G] If [F] the world [C] was [G] like we did [C] back then. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ Purple holes and pintos [G] I've shelled more than [Am] my share.
[F] Lightning bugs [C] and crickets danced in the evening [G] air.
[Am] Like a beacon that [Em] old yellow bulb [F] it [C] always led me home.
_ [Dm] Somehow mama [Em] always knew [F] just when [G] to leave it on.
If [C] the world had [F] a front [G] porch like we did [Am] back then.
[F] We'd still have [C] our problems [G] but we'd all be friends.
[Am] Treating [Em] your neighbor like [F] he's your next [C] of kin. _
[F] Wouldn't [C] be gone with [Am] the wind. _
[G] If [F] the world [C] had a front porch [G] like we did [C] back then. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _