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Banned From the Back Porch

Saves the Day
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★4.7(3)

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Song

BANNED FROM THE BACK PORCH - Saves The Day

DROP-D TUNING

{Riff 1}

D----------4-/-5-/-4------------4-/-5-/-4------------7-/-6-/-7-----------7-/-6--2---------

A----------x-/-x-/-x------------x-/-x-/-x------------x-/-x-/-x-----------x-/-x--x---------

D-4-4-4-4--4-/-5-/-4---4-4-4-4--4-/-5-/-4---0-0-0-0--7-/-6-/-7--0-0-0-0--7-/-6--2---------

pm....... ....... ....... .......

{Riff 1 4x}

{Rhythm Figure 1}

D-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---7--7-7-7-7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-----
A-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---7--7-7-7-7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-----
D-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---7--7-7-7-7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-----

pm ....... ........... ....... ........... .......

............

D-7-----0---0---0----------
A-7-7---0---0---0----------
D-7-6---0---0---0----------

{Rhythm Figure 1}

I stepped out into the night and put my feet down on the wet patio floor

The sky's air had been cooling and steam rose from everywhere

{Riff 1 2x}

{Rhythm Figure 1}

I could feel drops of rain slipping off tree's leaves and splattering to the ground

It's always misty after a summer pour

And I'll remember turning

{Rhythm Figure 2}

G-----------------------------9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9-----------------------------------
D-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-------
A-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-------
D-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-------
G-7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------
D-7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4-----------------------------------
A-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7---------
D-----------------------------4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--6--6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6---------
D-7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------
A-7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------
D-7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------

..........

{Rhythm Figure 2}

around and looking out

And staring in and focusing on this one beautiful girl

{Rythm Figure 3}

G-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---2--2--2-2-2---4-4-4-------------
D-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---2--2--2-2-2---4-4-4--7-7-7------
A-5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---0--0--0-0-0---2-2-2--4-4-4------
G-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---2--2-2-2--------------------
D-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---2--2-2-2---4---2--2-2-2-----
A-5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---0--0-0-0---4---2--2-2-2-----
D---------------------------------------4---2--2-2-2-----

{Rhythm Figure 3}

And I said, "Oh who is this?

Where was she all those crazy years?

Where was she when my heart couldn't take its beat?"

{Rhythm Figure 4}

D-4----4---4-----7----7---0-----4----4---4-----7----7---0------------
A-4----4---4-----7----7---0-----4----4---4-----7----7---0------------
D-4----4---4-----7----7---0-----4----4---4-----7----7---0------------
D-4-x-x-x-4-x-x-x--7-x-x-x-7-0-x-x-x-x--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-x--7---0-------
A-4-x-x-x-4-x-x-x--7-x-x-x-7-0-x-x-x-x--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-x--7-7-0-------
D-4-x-x-x-4-x-x-x--7-x-x-x-7-0-x-x-x-x--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-x--7-6-0-------

{Rhythm Figure 4}

I sipped down some warm ginger ale

And drew back a breath

And headed over to see about this girl

{Rhythm Figure 2}

I couldn't say a thing and I just stared open and wide

And I connected with her eyes to feel my gut fall through the floor

{Rhythm Figure 5}

G----------------------------2--2--2-2-2---4-4-4-------------
D-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2--2--2-2-2---4-4-4--7-7-7------
A-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0---2-2-2--4-4-4------
D-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------
G----------------------------2--2-2-2--------------------
D-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---2--2-2-2---4---2--2-2-2-----
A-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0---4---2--2-2-2-----
D-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------4---2--2-2-2-----

{Rhythm Figure 5}

And I said, "Oh who is this?

Where was she all those crazy years?

Where was she when my heart couldn't take its beat?"

{Rhythm Figure 3}

And I said, "Oh who is this?

Where was she all those crazy years?

Where was she when my heart couldn't take its beat?"

{Ending}

"where was she"... "my heart couldn't....."

G-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------
D-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7---4---0----7---7---0-----
A-5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--7---4---0----7---7---0-----
D---------------------------7---4---0----7---7---0-----

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