chords 
C F C F 
 
It was(C)where my mama sat on that old(G)swing  
 
with her crochet(Am), It was(F)where grandaddy  
 
taught(C)me how to cuss and how to pray(G), 
 
It was(Am)where we made our own(Em)ice cream 
 
those(F)sultry summer nights(C), 
 
where the(Dm)bulldog had her pup(Em)pies, 
 
and us(F)brothers had our fights(G), 
 
There were many nights I'd sit right there and look 
out at the stars, to the sound of a distant wippoorwhill,  
or the hum of a passin' car, it was where I first got up  
the nerve to steal me my first kiss, and it was where 
I learned to play guitar and pray I had the gift, 
 
CHORUS: 
 
If the world(C)had a front(F)porch like(G)we did back then(Am), 
 
(F)We'd still have our prob(C)lems, (G)but we'd all be friends,  
 
(Am)Treatin' your neighbor like he's(F)your next of kin(C) 
 
(F)wouldn't be gone(C), with the wind(Am), 
 
if the world(F)had a front(C)porch  
 
like(G)did back(C)then.   (F) (C) (F) 
 
 
Purple hulls and pintos, I've shelled more than my share, 
lighting bugs and crickets, Danced in the evening air,  
and like a beacon that ole' yellow moon it always lead 
me home, some how mama always knew, 
just when to leave it on, 
 
repeat chorus: 
 
Treatin your neighbor like he's your next of kin wouldn't be gone 
with the wind, if the world had a front porch, like we  
did back then.