Porch Light Tab by Noah Kahan

Porch Light Tab

by Noah Kahan

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Tuning: E A D G B E [Intro + Verse 1] E|---3------3-----------3---------------| B|---3------3-----------3---------------| G|---0------0-----------0---------------| D|-2-2----2-2--2p0------0h2-------------| A|-----------------2-3--3---------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|---3----------3---3----3---3----------| B|---3----------3---3----3---3----------| G|---0----------0---0----0---0----------| D|---2----------2---2----2---2----------| A|-3-3--3p2p0---2---2----2---2----------| E|------------0-0---0--0-0---0----------| X6 I would ask you how you’ve been, its all over the internet But hey i mean we knew that after all If you’re looking for an autopsy or a half-asked half-apology then i think you picked the wrong time to make this call
It is not irrelevant that you stopped taking your medicine But im givin’ you the benefit ‘cause it’s rainin’ out I’ll tell you how the weather is and you’ll slip in to some elequently ramblin’ mixed messagin’ I should shut you down Pre-chorus: E|---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------| B|---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------| G|---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0----------| D|---2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2----------| A|-3-3--3--3--3-----2--2--2--2----------| E|----------------0-0--0--0--0----------| X2 But it’s cold, and it’s cold, and it’s cold, and it’s cold, and it’s cold And I don’t know, I’m alone, I’m alone, I’m alone, I’m alone Verse 2: E|---3------3-----------3---------------| B|---3------3-----------3---------------| G|---0------0-----------0---------------| D|-2-2----2-2--2p0------0h2-------------| A|-----------------2-3--3---------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|---3----------3---3----3---3----------| B|---3----------3---3----3---3----------| G|---0----------0---0----0---0----------| D|---2----------2---2----2---2----------| A|-3-3--3p2p0---2---2----2---2----------| E|------------0-0---0--0-0---0----------| X4 I hope you tell me that you're windin' down That you lost the taste to face the crowd That whatever made you famous made you sick That you can only do what pain allows It ain't up to you to make it out And there ain't no shame in callin' this thing quits Pre-chorus: E|---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------| B|---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------| G|---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0----------| D|---2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2----------| A|-3-3--3--3--3-----2--2--2--2----------| E|----------------0-0--0--0--0----------| X2 But you don't, and you don't, what you don't, and you don't, and you don't You're a ghost, you're a ghost, you're a ghost, you're a ghost, and you're- Chorus: E|-3-3--3-3--2-2--3-3-------------------| B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------------| G|-0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0-------------------| D|-2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2-------------------| A|-2-2--2-2-------3-3-------------------| E|-0-0--3-3-----------------------------| X4 Poison spreadin' to my lungs I ain't holdin' breath, ain't holdin' any faith at all And I'll pray for you, be in pain for you I'll leave the porch light on Heartbroken, each mornin' when it's me that turns it off So it goes, so it goes, so it goes Verse 3: E|---3------3-----------3---------------| B|---3------3-----------3---------------| G|---0------0-----------0---------------| D|-2-2----2-2--2p0------0h2-------------| A|-----------------2-3--3---------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|---3----------3---3----3---3----------| B|---3----------3---3----3---3----------| G|---0----------0---0----0---0----------| D|---2----------2---2----2---2----------| A|-3-3--3p2p0---2---2----2---2----------| E|------------0-0---0--0-0---0----------| X4 You act like we just sit up here and wait for you to reappear But, baby, there are bills to pay and your dad's road needs salt And I try to drown out all the talk, the eyeballs in the parkin' lots And tell people it ain't me you want, but I guess you're my fault Pre-chorus: E|---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------| B|---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------| G|---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0----------| D|---2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2----------| A|-3-3--3--3--3-----2--2--2--2----------| E|----------------0-0--0--0--0----------| X2 You're a ghost, you're a ghost, you're a ghost, you're a ghost, you're a ghost And I choke, and I choke, and I choke, and I choke on the- Chorus: E|-3-3--3-3--2-2--3-3-------------------| B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------------| G|-0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0-------------------| D|-2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2-------------------| A|-2-2--2-2-------3-3-------------------| E|-0-0--3-3-----------------------------| X4 Poison spreadin' to my lungs I ain't holdin' breath, ain't holdin' any faith at all And I'll pray for you, be in pain for you I'll leave the porch light on Heartbroken, each mornin' when it's me that turns it off So it goes, so it goes, so it goes [Just dance here or something bc this aint a banjo] Refrain: E|-3-3--3-3--2-2--3-3-------------------| B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------------| G|-0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0-------------------| D|-2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2-------------------| A|-2-2--2-2-------3-3-------------------| E|-0-0--3-3-----------------------------| X4 Poison spreadin' to my lungs I ain't holdin' breath, ain't holdin' any faith at all And I'll pray for you, be in pain for you I'll leave the porch light on Heartbroken, each mornin' when it's me that turns it off So it goes, so it goes, so it goes ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************

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Published: April 13, 2026
Last Updated: April 13, 2026