Creedence Clearwater Revival - Porterville: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Porterville" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

      E
It's been an awful long time since I been home,
But you won't catch me going back down there alone.
  D
Things they said when I was young,
      A
are quite enough to get me hung.
E
I don't care! I don't care!

They came and took my dad away to serve some time
But it was me that paid the debt he left behind
Folks said I was full of sin,
because I was the next of kin
(I don't care! I don't care!)

E
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo!
I don't care! I don't care!

Folks were out one night to put me up a fence
And you can guess that I've been running ever since
Ain't no one that's 'bout to help,
and I'll keep on, I tell myself
(I don't care! I don't care!)

E
I don't care! I don't care!
I don't care! I don't care!

  D                                A
Ain’t no one that's 'bout to help, and
I'll keep on, I tell myself.

E
I don't care! I don't care!
I don't care! I don't care!
I don't care! I don't care!
I don't care! I don't care!
I don't care! I don't care!

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Porterville" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Porterville" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.