Eb (x43121@3)                                     CmThis (x3101x@1)old porch is like a big old red and white Hereford bull
AbStanding (xx1114@1)under a mesquite tree
BbOut (x1333x@1)in Agua Dulce
       EbAnd (x43121@3)he just keeps on playing hide and seek
CmWith (x3101x@1)that hot August sun
AbJust (xx1114@1)A-sweatin' and A-pantin'
          BbCause (x1333x@1)his work is never done
             Eb (x43121@3)                             CmAnd (x3101x@1)this old porch is like a steaming, greasy plate of enchiladas
     AbWith (xx1114@1)lots of cheese and onions
      BbAnd (x1333x@1)a guacamole salad
            EbAnd (x43121@3)you can get'em down at the LaSalle Hotel
CmIn (x3101x@1)old downtown
      AbWith (xx1114@1)iced tea and a waitress
              BbAnd (x1333x@1)she will smile every time
             Eb (x43121@3)And this old porch is the Palace walk-in
       CmOn (x3101x@1)the main street of Texas
AbThat's (xx1114@1)never seen the day
   BbOf (x1333x@1)G and R and Xs
           EbWith (x43121@3)that '62 poster
       CmThat's (x3101x@1)almost faded down
      AbAnd (xx1114@1)a screen without a picture
      BbSince (x1333x@1)Giant came to town
             Eb (x43121@3)                       
And this old porch is like a weathered, gray-haired
CmSeventy (x3101x@1)years of Texas
AbWho's (xx1114@1)doing all he can
       BbNot (x1333x@1)to give in to the city
       EbAnd (x43121@3)he always takes the rent late
   CmSo (x3101x@1)long as I run his cattle
      AbAnd (xx1114@1)he picks me up at dinnertime
       BbAnd (x1333x@1)I listen to him rattle
             EbHe (x43121@3)says the Brazos still runs muddy
                CmJust (x3101x@1)like she's run all along
          AbAnd (xx1114@1)there ain't never been no cane to grind
    BbThe (x1333x@1)cotton's all but gone
                  EbAnd (x43121@3)you know this brand new Chevrolet
            CmHell (x3101x@1)it was something back in '60
AbBut (xx1114@1)now there won't nobody listen to him
BbCause (x1333x@1)they all think he's crazy
             EbAnd (x43121@3)this old porch is just a long time
   CmOf (x3101x@1)waiting and forgetting
AbAnd (xx1114@1)remembering the coming back
BbAnd (x1333x@1)not crying about the leaving
    EbAnd (x43121@3)remembering the falling down
        CmAnd (x3101x@1)the laughter of the curse of luck
AbFrom (xx1114@1)all of those passerby
    BbWho (x1333x@1)said we'd never get back up
         EbThis (x43121@3)old porch is just a long time
   CmOf (x3101x@1)waiting and forgetting
    AbAnd (xx1114@1)remembering the coming back
        BbAnd (x1333x@1)not crying about the leaving
     EbAnd (x43121@3)remembering the falling down
        CmAnd (x3101x@1)the laughter of the curse of luck
AbFrom (xx1114@1)all of those sons-of-b***hes
Bb (x1333x@1)                               EbWho (x43121@3)said we'd never get back up