Front Porch Blues

Key: G Major
Tempo: Slow Shuffle (~65 BPM)

[Intro]

G – C – G – D7
G – C – G – D7

[Verse 1]

G
I got a front porch swing and an old cane chair
C
Got a story to tell in the Delta air
G
Boots on the boards, pickin’ low and true
D7
Just me and the twilight singin’ front porch blues

[Verse 2]

G
My baby done gone, took the sun with her smile
C
Left me here rockin’ with hurt for a while
G
A dog’s at my feet, and the bottle’s half through
D7
Nothin’ left to say but the front porch blues

[Chorus]

C
These boards know my secrets, they creak when I cry
G
Every moan from my strings is a long goodbye
C
Ain’t no stage, just the stars and the trees
D7
Singin’ blues in the key of memories

[Verse 3]

G
Neighbors pass by, they tip their hat low
C
They hear the pain, but they already know
G
'Cause out here sorrow’s got nothin’ to prove
D7
We all got a version of the front porch blues

[Bridge]

C
Smoke curls slow from my cigarette
G
Each drag’s a moment I can’t forget
C
Even silence plays its part
A7 D7
In a broken man’s southern heart

[Final Chorus]

C
Let the wind be my drummer, the bugs keep time
G
And my old guitar cry every line
C
I’ll be right here, no matter who moves
D7 G
Livin’, breathin’… these front porch blues

[Outro]

G – C – G – D7
G (let ring)
Front porch blues… got nothin’ to lose.

©Copyright 2025. Gold Shield Publishing Inc
Writer: Songsmith