{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1520720,"song":"Porch Light","artist":"Ron Pope","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11282240-porch-light-chords-by-ron-pope/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1520720?type=chord","rating":4.09575,"votes":4,"content":"------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nRon Pope – Porch Light\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe river that runs through my hometown used to freeze over in the winter[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'd go down to the water’s edge with a jug of red wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the girl I loved most of my life she'd take my hand and with a smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'd walk across the water to pass the time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPrechorus\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Her mother would pray with the porch light on so she could find her way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nShe said \"If you don't believe then how can you make it through[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIf there's nothing but lies then how will my children learn to tell the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIf you don't believe darling what can you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause if nothing really matters then what's the use\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout five days after I turned 16 she grabbed my face and swore to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis town will crush the life from all my dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo she stole the keys to her daddy's car and with fear in her eyes, she begged for my arms[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut no matter what she said I wasn't ready to leave[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPrechorus\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And her father would wait with the porch light on till she could find her way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd he'd said \"If you don't believe then how can you make it through[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIf there's nothing but lies then how will your children learn to tell the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIf you don't believe darling what can you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause if nothing really matters then what's the use\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the place they say I got my eyes is from a broken man who never smiled[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn pictures he wouldn't know me on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow you can cross your heart a thousand times but most nights I'm left here wondering why[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI ever loved someone who's so afraid of me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPrechorus\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I'd sit and I'd wait for the porch light on till she comes back to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd say, \"If you don't believe than how can we make it through[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIf there's nothing but lies then how will our children learn to tell the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] – [ch]G11[/ch] – [ch]G6[/ch] \r\nIf you don't believe darling what can we do[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause if nothing really matters” I said, “if nothing really matters, oh love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf nothing really matters, then what's the use?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOhhhhh[/tab]","plain_text":"------------------------------------------------------------------------\nRon Pope – Porch Light\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nVerse\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrechorus\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrechorus\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrechorus\n\n\n\nChorus","chords":["Am","G","Fmaj7","C","G11","G6"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}