Song: "On Your Porch" Band: The Format Tabbed by: Adam Butler, 2004 E-mail: aftershock021@cox.net [Intro:] e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| [Verse 1:] "I was on your porch. The smoke sank into my skin. So I came inside to be with..." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... "..you." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "We talked all night, about everything we could imagine, cuz come the morning I'll be..." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... "..gone." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| [Bridge:] "And as our eyes start to close, I turn to you, and I let you know that I love..." e|-------1---------------1----------------1---------------1-------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2------------2---2-----------2---2-----------| D|-------------0---------------0----------------0---------------0-------| A|-0---------------0----------------2---------------2-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat 2x then back to verse "..you." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| [Verse 2:] "My dad was sick. My mom she cared for him. Her lovin' nursed him back to..." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... "..life." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "And me I ran. I couldn't even look at him. For fear I'd have to say..." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... "..goodbye." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "And as I start to leave, he grabs me by the shoulder and he tells me..." e|-------1---------------1----------------1---------------1-------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2------------2---2-----------2---2-----------| D|-------------0---------------0----------------0---------------0-------| A|-0---------------0----------------2---------------2-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat 2x then back to verse [Chorus:] "...What's left to lose? You've done..." e|-------3---------------3---------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------2---------------0---| A|-3-------------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------| "..enough. And if you..." e|-------0--------3-----------0-------| B|---1-------1-------1----1--------1--| G|-----2---2--------------------------| D|-------------2-----------------2----| A|-0--------------------0---0---------| E|------------------------------------| "..fail, well then you fail, but not to..." e|-------1---------------1------------| B|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2----------| D|-------------3---------------3------| A|------------------------------------| E|-1---------------1------------------| "..us. Cuz these last three..." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "..years, I know they've been..." e|-------3---------------3---------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------2---------------0---| A|-3-------------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------| "..hard. But now it's..." e|-------0--------3-----------0-------| B|---1-------1-------1----1--------1--| G|-----2---2--------------------------| D|-------------2-----------------2----| A|-0--------------------0---0---------| E|------------------------------------| "..time to get out of the desert and into..." e|-------1---------------1------------| B|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2----------| D|-------------3---------------3------| A|------------------------------------| E|-1---------------1------------------| "..the sun. Even if it's..." e|-------3---------------3---------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------2---------------0---| A|-3-------------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------| "..alone." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| [Verse 3:] "So now here I sit; in a hotel off of Sunset. My thoughts bounce off of Sam's..." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... "..guitar." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "And that's the way it's been ever since we were kids, but now; now we've got somethin' to..." e|-------8---------------8---------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------7---------------0---| A|-8-------------------------------| E|-----------------8---------------| repeat 3x then... "..prove." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "And I can see their eyes. But tell me somethin', Can they see mine?..." e|-------1---------------1----------------1---------------1-------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2------------2---2-----------2---2-----------| D|-------------0---------------0----------------0---------------0-------| A|-0---------------0----------------2---------------2-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat 2x then back to verse [Chorus:] "Cuz what's left to lose? I've done..." e|-------3---------------3---------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------2---------------0---| A|-3-------------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------| "..enough. And if I..." e|-------0--------3-----------0-------| B|---1-------1-------1----1--------1--| G|-----2---2--------------------------| D|-------------2-----------------2----| A|-0--------------------0---0---------| E|------------------------------------| "..fail, well then I fail, but I gave it a..." e|-------1---------------1------------| B|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2----------| D|-------------3---------------3------| A|------------------------------------| E|-1---------------1------------------| "..shot. Cuz these last three..." e|-------3---------------3------------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----| G|-----0---0-----------0---0----------| D|-------------0---------------0------| A|------------------------------------| E|-3---------------3------------------| "..years, I know they've been..." e|-------3---------------3---------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------2---------------0---| A|-3-------------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------| "..hard. But now it's..." e|-------0--------3-----------0-------| B|---1-------1-------1----1--------1--| G|-----2---2--------------------------| D|-------------2-----------------2----| A|-0--------------------0---0---------| E|------------------------------------| "..time to get out of the desert and into..." e|-------1---------------1------------| B|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1----| G|-----2---2-----------2---2----------| D|-------------3---------------3------| A|------------------------------------| E|-1---------------1------------------| "..the sun. Even if it's..." e|-------3---------------3---------| B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| G|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| D|-------------2---------------0---| A|-3-------------------------------| E|-----------------3---------------| "..aloooooooone." e|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0---3-0--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-| B|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--1--1-1-0p1-1-1--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-| G|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2---2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-| D|-2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2---2-2--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-| A|-3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0---0-0--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-| E|-----------3--3-3-3-3--X--X-X-X---X-X--1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-| repeat 2x then... [Outro:] "I was on your porch last night. The smoke it sank into my skin." e|-------8---------------8--------------X------| B|---8-------8---8---8-------8---8------3------| G|-----0---0-----------0---0------------2------| D|-------------7---------------0--------0------| A|-8------------------------------------1------| E|-----------------8--------------------0------| That's pretty much it. There's a few minor details in the actual song that are different than above, but it sounds pretty much the same. ENJOY! THE FORMAT RULES!
