{"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":931500,"song":"Porchlight","artist":"William Elliott Whitmore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11613110-porchlight-chords-by-william-elliott-whitmore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/931500?type=chord","rating":4.82679,"votes":4,"content":"I did the best I could to lay out the chord changes to make the downbeats\r\nvisible. It's in a triple meter, and hopefully with a couple listenings you\r\nshould be able to figure out how the chords fit the lyrics in all the verses.\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe    sweetest labor that my heart has known[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nis the farm       on which I     stand.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n‘Cause every single seed that’s been    sown[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwas    put in the ground by my   hand and[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nsome - times the sun goes down a little too soon [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbe  -  fore the day’s work is    through [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand    I keep on going by the    light of the moon when [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’d    rather be  home with      you[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n          \r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]        \r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI come    home from the field when it’s too dark to see.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?[/tab]\r\n            \r\nVerse:\r\nI can barely stand up, there’s more to be done. Oh, the bottom field needs to be plowed.\r\nI never asked help from anyone, but Lord I can use some now.\r\nJust give me the strength to make it back home when I can’t work no more,\r\nand Lord let her be the first thing I see when I crawl through that front door.\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\nTo light my way back from the night so black\r\nwould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\nWell I’m sick as a dog and no one can help. Oh, the pain’s more than I can bear,\r\nbut still my thoughts drift to the one sweet gift: the love that we share,\r\nand I hate for you to see me like this. Oh, remember when I was strong.\r\nIf I didn’t have these IVs in my wrist well, I’d hold you in my arms.\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\nThis hospital bed is where I’ve to be.\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\nThey say that I ain’t got long for this life Oh, they say that it’s my time to go.\r\nDarling, you’ve been the most wonderful wife that any man could know.\r\nWell you stuck by me through thick and through thin since the day you became my bride,\r\nand someday I’ll hope to see you again when we meet on the other side.\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\nEven though just a memory is all that I’ll be.\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\r\n\r\nEven though just a memory is all that I'll be....\r\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?","plain_text":"I did the best I could to lay out the chord changes to make the downbeats\nvisible. It's in a triple meter, and hopefully with a couple listenings you\nshould be able to figure out how the chords fit the lyrics in all the verses.\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n          \n\n\n\n\n            \nVerse:\nI can barely stand up, there’s more to be done. Oh, the bottom field needs to be plowed.\nI never asked help from anyone, but Lord I can use some now.\nJust give me the strength to make it back home when I can’t work no more,\nand Lord let her be the first thing I see when I crawl through that front door.\n\nChorus:\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\nTo light my way back from the night so black\nwould you leave the porch light on for me?\n\nVerse:\nWell I’m sick as a dog and no one can help. Oh, the pain’s more than I can bear,\nbut still my thoughts drift to the one sweet gift: the love that we share,\nand I hate for you to see me like this. Oh, remember when I was strong.\nIf I didn’t have these IVs in my wrist well, I’d hold you in my arms.\n\nChorus:\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\nThis hospital bed is where I’ve to be.\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\n\nVerse:\nThey say that I ain’t got long for this life Oh, they say that it’s my time to go.\nDarling, you’ve been the most wonderful wife that any man could know.\nWell you stuck by me through thick and through thin since the day you became my bride,\nand someday I’ll hope to see you again when we meet on the other side.\n\nChorus:\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\nEven though just a memory is all that I’ll be.\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?\n\nEven though just a memory is all that I'll be....\nWould you leave the porch light on for me?","chords":["D","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}