|D |A |G |D
|G |A |D Dsus D D|
[Verse 1]
D A G D
I remember the time when the bloom was on the cotton
D A Bm A
When our hearts chased the clouds like the swallows on their wings
D A G D
Winter cares which were already few were soon forgotten
G A |D Dsus4 D D|
Just sittin' on the front porch swing
[Verse 2]
D A G D
Oh we'd sit every Sunday and watch the married ladies
D A Bm A
And we dreamed of white dresses and church bells in the spring
D A G D
And they'd talk and paint their nails while they let us hold their babies
G A |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing
[Chorus 1]
Bm F#m G D
Where was I when the time came to join the married ladies
Bm F#m G A
Why did I paint the nail when the finger had no ring
Bm A G D
Why do I sit at my age and long to hold their babies
G A |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing
[Verse 3]
D A G D
When the mind longs to follow but the memory erases
D A Bm A
And the lips form the words but the heart no longer sings
D A G D
When the leaves in the hollow have been dyed to match the faces
G A |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing
[Chorus 2]
Bm F#m G D
Oh we'll dream of the time when the bloom was on the cotton
Bm F#m G A
When our hearts chased the clouds like the swallow on their wings
Bm A G D
But the words to the rhyme are not the only things forgotten
G A Bm A
Sittin' on the front porch swing
G A |D Dsus4 D D|
Sittin' on the front porch swing
