Robert Earl Keen - Front Porch Song guitar chord

Front Porch Song

written by Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett

G Em

This old porch is just a big ol' red and white Hereford bull

C D

Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce Texas

G Em

He just keeps on playing hide and seek with that hot August sun

C D G

He's sweatin' and a pantin' cause his work is never done

Em

Oh no

C D

He's got them cows and that red top cane

This old porch is just a steaming greasy plate of enchiladas

With lots of cheese and onions and a' guacomole salad

You can get at the La Salle Hotel in old downtown

With ice tea and a waitress who will smile everytime

Yea she will

I left a quarter tip on my ten dollar bill

This old porch is a palace walk-in on the main stream Texas

It ain't ever seen or heard the day of G & R and X's

With the '62 poster that's almost faded down

And a screen with out a picture since Giant came to town

Oh no,

I love them junior mints and them red hots, too

Yes I do, oh yea, and old movie pictures

This old porch is just a weathered gray hair seventy years of Texas

He's doing all he can not to give in to the city

And he always takes the rent late so long as I run his cattle

He picks me up at dinner time I listen to him rattle

He says the Brazos still runs muddy like she's run all along

There ain't ever been no cane to grind the cotton's all but gone

And you know this Chevrolet pickup she was something back in '60

Now there ain't nobody listen to him cause they all think he's crazy

This old porch is just a long time waitin' and forgetin'

And remembering the coming back not crying 'bout the leavin'

And rememberin' and the falling down and the laughter

and the curse of luck from all of those son's of bitches

Who said we'd never get back up

This old porch is just a big ol' red and white Hereford bull

Standin' under a mesquite tree out in Agua Dulce

He just keeps on playing hide and seek with that hot August sun

He's sweatin' and a pantin' cause his work is never done

Oh no

I've known a whole lot of old bulls in my life and there work is

never done