Front Porch Step is the solo acoustic project consisting of Jake McElfresh. Hailing from Newark, Ohio, United States Front Porch Step released their debut EP in 2012, titled "Endearment." Later that year Front Porch Step made a more substantive release, titled "So help me God." It has been self-described as "raw emotion coming from someone who is not afraid to let anyone know how he feels." Content matter includes "love, heartbreak, lust and his struggles with God and everything around him.
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#To play in key you will need a capo on the second fret #If you choose not to use a capo the song sounds just fine without it #Although you will not be able to play along with the song
#In the song you might notice that before he switches chords there is a #slight change in the chord #You can achieve the same effect by using your little finger to hit an extra #note on the A string while playing the chord #For Em hit fret 3 for C hit fret for G hit fret 3 and for D hit #fret relative to the capo
During the chorus and intro, use the extra note. During the last part, only play the chords once and let ring.
Intro: EmCGD EmCGD (stop the D early)
EmC Well I'm so tired of the rain falling softly on the ground GD Just enough to get my feet wet but not enough to let me drown EmC I've been laying in my bed wishing I had never woken GD Begging God to rid my head of every word you've ever spoken EmC Broke my knuckles on the wall because I thought about the call GD Where you said you'd always love me do you not tell the truth at all EmC Well if I ever cross your mind make sure you write down the times GD So I will know the moments I was eating you alive
EmCG Now I lay here waiting with the hope that I might find some sleep DEm I need some sleep tonight CG Cause I've been waiting on your call but I know it will never come DEm but I'm still waiting by the phone
Em And don't you dare don't you dare GD Say you ever loved me or even tell me that you cared Em Cause you knew what you were doing and you know just what you've done GD How dare you say you miss me with your spit still on his tongue Em I am broken I am beaten I'm mistreated and I'm torn GD I am cold with no direction but I'm lost without your warmth Em I'm trying hard to find some hope that I might get the chance to breathe GD Get off my mind give back my heart and get the fuck away from me Em I know I couldn't give you much but I know I gave my best GD You were always my princess and now he's sliding up your dress Em And I know I gave the world everything I've ever had GD *Stop* Johnny Cash said love would burn I never thought it'd hurt this bad
EmC Well I'm so tired of the rain falling softly on the ground GD Just enough to get my feet wet but not enough to let me drown EmC I've been laying in my bed wishing I had never woken GD Begging God to rid my head of every word you've ever spoken EmC Broke my knuckles on the wall because I thought about the call GD Where you said you'd always love me do you not tell the truth at all EmC Well if I ever cross your mind make sure you write down the times GD So I will know the moments I was eating you alive
EmCGD
Em You are the itch that's on my back C You are the gum under my shoe G You are the horrors of my past D You are the chill that haunts the room Em You are the creaking on my steps C You are cancer You are plague G You are regret You are disease D I wish that you would go away