Porch Light
Ron Pope
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E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|--------|| Ron Pope – Porch Light E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|--------||VerseAm The river that runs through myG hometown used to freeze over in the winterFmaj7 We'd go down to the water’s edgeC with a jug of red wineAm And the girl I loved most of myG life she'd take my hand and with a smileFmaj7 We'd walk across the water to passC the time PrechorusAm Fmaj7 Her mother would pray with theC porch light on so she could findG her way ChorusAm She said "If you don't believe thenFmaj7 C G how can you make it through– G11 – G6Am If there's nothing but lies thenFmaj7 C how will my children learn toG – G11 – G6 tell the truthAm Fmaj7 If you don't believe darling whatC G – G11 – G6 can you doAm Fmaj7 Cause if nothing really mattersC C then what's the use"Continues after the adVerseAm About five days after I turned 16G she grabbed my face and swore to meFmaj7 This town will crush the life fromC all my dreamsAm So she stole the keys to herG daddy's car and with fear in her eyes, she begged for my armsFmaj7 but no matter what she said IC wasn't ready to leave PrechorusAm Fmaj7 And her father would wait withC the porch light on till she couldG find her way ChorusAm And he'd said "If you don't believeFmaj7 C then how can you make it throughG – G11 – G6Am If there's nothing but lies thenFmaj7 C how will your children learn toG – G11 – G6 tell the truthAm Fmaj7 If you don't believe darling whatC G – G11 – G6 can you doAm Fmaj7 Cause if nothing really mattersC C then what's the use" BridgeAm And the place they say I got myG eyes is from a broken man who never smiledFmaj7 In pictures he wouldn't know me onC the streetAm Now you can cross your heart aG thousand times but most nights I'm left here wondering whyFmaj7 I ever loved someone who's soC afraid of me PrechorusAm Fmaj7 I'd sit and I'd wait for theC porch light on till she comes backG to me ChorusAm And I'd say, "If you don't believeFmaj7 C than how can we make it throughG – G11 – G6Am If there's nothing but lies thenFmaj7 C how will our children learn toG – G11 – G6 tell the truthAm Fmaj7 If you don't believe darling whatC G – G11 – G6 can we doAm Fmaj7 Cause if nothing really matters” IC G said, “if nothing really matters, oh love,Am Fmaj7 If nothing really matters, thenC C what's the use?"Am Fmaj7 C G Ohhhhh