Gene Watson – Old Porch Swing (Guitar)
Capo 1
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Chords
Track 4 of 10 on the album "In Other Words" (1992)
Track 9 of 10 on the album "A Way To Survive" (1997)
[Intro]
A7 D
[Verse 1]
D D7 G It's hung there on the front porch since this old house was built A7sus4 A7 D It's where the old men whittle and the women piece their quilts D D7 G It's held four generations through whatever life could bring A7sus4 A7 D That ol' swing (that old swing), that ol' porch swing
[Verse 2]
D D7 G It held a grieving widow when my daddy's daddy died A7sus4 A7 D And now it rocks my children when they close their sleepy eyes D D7 G It's where I popped the question with a quarter-karat ring A7sus4 A7 D D7 That ol' swing (that old swing), that ol' porch swing
[Chorus]
G D It's been there through the sunshine, it's had its share of rain E A7 Been a witness to some good times and a like amount of pain D D7 G If it could tell its stories, what a ballad it could sing A7sus4 A7 D A#7 That ol' swing (that old swing), that ol' porch swing
[Verse 3]
D# D#7 G# It's where brother read the letter that took him off to war A#7sus4 A#7 D# We knew he had to go and fight, but we didn't know what for D# D#7 Cm Fm When he came home, he just sat there and he never said a thing A#7sus4 A#7 D# D#7 In that swing (that old swing), that ol' porch swing
[Chorus]
G# D# It's been there through the sunshine, it's had its share of rain F A#7 Been a witness to some good times and a like amount of pain D# D#7 G# If it could tell its stories, what a ballad it could sing A#7sus4 A#7 D# That ol' swing (that old swing), that ol' porch swing A#7sus4 A#7 D# That ol' swing (that old swing), that ol' porch swing