If The World Had A Front Porch
Tracy Lawrence
Written by: Tracy Lawrence, Paul Nelson, Kenny Beard

intro;  C  F  C  F

It was (C)where my mama sat on
That old (G)swing with her crochet(Am)
It was (F)where granddaddy (C)taught me
How to cuss and how to (G)pray
It was (Am)where we made our own (Em)ice cream
Those (F)sultry summer (C)nights
Where the (Dm)bulldog had her pup(Em)pies
And us (F)brothers had our (G)fights

There were (C)many nights I'd sit right there
And (G)look out at the (Am)stars
To the (F)sound of a distant (C)whippoorwill
Or the hum of a passing (G)car
It was (Am)where I first got (Em)up the nerve
To (F)steal me my first (C)kiss
And it was (Dm)where I learned to (Em)play guitar
And (F)pray I had the (G)gift

Chorus
If the (C)world had a front (F)porch like (G)we had back then(Am)
(F)We'd still have our prob(C)lems (G)but we'd all be friends
(Am)Treating your (Em)neighbor like he's (F)your next of (C)kin
(F)Wouldn't be gone(C) with the wind(Am)
If the (F)world had (C)front porch like (G)we did back (C)then   F  C

Purple hulls and pintos
I've (G)shelled more than my (Am)share 
As (F)lightning bugs and (C)crickets
Danced in the evening (G)air
And like a (Am)beacon that old (Em)yellow bulb
It (F)always led me (C)home
Some(Dm)how mamma (Em)always knew
Just (F)when to leave it on(G)

Reapeat Chorus


(Am)Treating your (Em)neighbor like he's (F)your next of (C)kin
(F)Wouldn't be (C)gone with the (Am)wind
If the (F)world had a (C)front porch like (G)we did back (C)then   F  C  F    C