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From: trey@terminator.tamu.edu (John S Graves)
 ________________________________________________________________
 Front Porch Song
 by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. and Lyle Lovett
 from Robert Earl Keen's album No Kinda Dancer
 >From Trey Graves ( trey@terminator.tamu.edu )
 
 G  Em  C  D
 
 G                                        Em
 This old porch is just a big ol' red and white Hereford bull
          C                        D
 Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce Texas
 G                                                Em
 He just keeps on playing hide and seek with that hot August sun
      C                                D             G
 He's sweatin' and a pantin' cause his work is never done
    Em
 Oh no
                C           D  
 He's got them cows and that red top cane
 
 This old porch is just a steaming greasy plate of enchiladas
 With lots of cheese and onions and  a' guacomole salad
 You can get at the La Salle Hotel in old downtown
 With ice tea and a waitress who will smile everytime
 Yea she will
 I left a quarter tip on my ten dollar bill
 
 This old porch is a palace walk-in on the main stream Texas
 It ain't ever seen or heard the day of G & R and X's
 With the '62 poster that's almost faded down
 And a screen with out a picture since Giant came to town
 Oh no,
 I love them junior mints and them red hots, too
 Yes I do, oh yea, and old movie pictures
 
 This old porch is just a weathered gray hair seventy years of Texas
 He's doing all he can not to give in to the city
 And he always takes the rent late so long as I run his cattle
 He picks me up at dinner time I listen to him rattle
 He says the Brazos still runs muddy like she's run all along
 There ain't ever been no cane to grind the cotton's all but gone
 And you know this Chevrolet pickup she was something back in '60
 Now there ain't nobody listen to him cause they all think he's crazy
 This old porch is just a long time waitin' and forgetin'
 And remembering the coming back not crying 'bout the leavin'
 And rememberin' and the falling down and the laughter
 and the curse of luck from all of those son's of bitches
 Who said we'd never get back up
 
 This old porch is just a big ol' red and white Hereford bull
 Standin' under a mesquite tree out in Agua Dulce
 He just keeps on playing hide and seek with that hot August sun
 He's sweatin' and a pantin' cause his work is never done
 Oh no
 I've known a whole lot of old bulls in my life and there work is
 never done
 
 
 First solo, adapted for guitar (mandolin on the album)
 begins at " and old movie pictures"
 
 There's another solo I will tab if anybody's interested.
 
 s:slide
 
 G               Em                       C
 --------------|-------------------------|-------------15-17-15-20-17-15-
 --------------|-------------------12-15-|13-----15-17-------------------
 --16-14-12-15-|14-12---------12-14------|-------------------------------
 --------------|------14----14-----------|-------------------------------
 --------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------
 --------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------
 
 *little puase, come in on down beat
         D 
 *17-15-|--17-15-----------------------------------------
 -------|17------17-15---14------------------------------
 -------|--------------16---16-14----------------14-16---
 -------|-------------------------16----14-16-17---------
 -------|----------------------------17------------------
 -------|------------------------------------------------
 
  G                                             Em
 |---------------------------------------------|----------------
 |-15---15-------15----------------------------|----------------
 |----16---16-14---16-14---16-14-------12---12-|----------------
 |-----------------------17------17-14----12---|16-14-12---14---
 |---------------------------------------------|---------14-----
 |---------------------------------------------|----------------
 
                               C
 -----------------------------|----------------15-17-15-(17)s20--
 -----------------------------|13---13---15s17-------------------
 -----------------12---12--12-|----------------------------------
 -12--12-14-12-14---14---14---|----------------------------------
 ---14------------------------|----------------------------------
 -----------------------------|----------------------------------
 
      D                                                G
 -17-|20----------------------------------------------|-----------
 ----|---17-18s19-17-15-------------------------------|-----------
 ----|-------------------16-14---16-14----------------|-----------
 ----|-------------------------16------16-14-16-14-16-|17---------
 ----|------------------------------------------------|-----------
 ----|------------------------------------------------|-----------
 
 
 
 
 From: tbacus@onramp.net
 
 
 The Front Porch Song
 by Robert Earl Keen Jr. and Lyle Lovett
 
 
         G               Em              C               D
 E|------3---3---3|------0---0---0|------0---0---0|------2---2---2---3|
 B|------3---3---3|------0---0---0|------1---1---1|------3---3---3---3|
 G|------0---0---0|------0---0---0|------0---0---0|------2---2---2---0|
 D|------0---0---0|------2---2---2|------2---2---2|2-1-0-----0---0---0|
 A|------2---2---2|--------2-----2|0-2-3-----3-3--|--------3---2---0--|
 E|0-2-3---3---3--|3-2-0-------0--|--------3------|-------------------|
 
 
          G                          Em
 This old porch is a big ol' red and white Herford bull
          C                        D
 Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce, Texas
    G                       Em
 He keeps on playin' hide and seek with that hot august sun
 C                                D             G
 Sweatin' and a pantin' cause his work is never done
    Em            C           D
 Oh no, With those cows and a red top cane
 
 
 This old porch is a steamin' greasy plate of enchiladas
 With lots of cheese and onions ans a guacamole salad
 You can get them at the LaSalle Hotel in old downtown
 With ice tea and a waitress who will smile every time
 Oh yeah,  I left a quarter tip on my ten dollar bill
 
 This old porch is a palace walk in on a main street in Texas
 It ain't never seen or heard the days of G's and R's and X's
 and that '62 poster that's almost faded down
 and a screen without a picture since Giant came to town
 Oh no,  I like those junior mints and the red hots too, yes I do
 
 BREAK
 
 This old porch is like a weathered grey haired seventy years of Texas
 who's doin' all he can not to give in to the city
 and he always takes my rent late so long as I run his cattle
 he pickes me up at dinner time and I listen to him rattle
 
 he says the Brazos still runs muddy like she's run all along
 there's never been no cane to grind and the cotton's all but gone
 you know this Chevrolet pickup truck, hell she was somethin' back in '60
 but now there won't nobody listen to him 'cause they all think he's crazy
 
 This old porch is just a long time of waiting and forgetting
 remembering the coming back and not crying about the leaving
 and remembering the falling down and the laughter of the curse of luck
 from all those son's of bitches who said we'd never get back up
 
 This old porch is a big old red and white Herford bull
 standing under a mesquite tree out in Agua Dulce
 he keep's on playing hide and seek with that hot August sun
 he's sweating and a panting 'cause his work is never done
 
 I've know a whole lot of bulls in my time, and there work is never done.
 

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