Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine Chords by Tom T. Hall
Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
B
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [F]
How old do you think I am, he said.
[Bb]
I said, well, I didn't [Gm] know.
[C]
He said, I turned 65 [Bb] about 11 [C] months ago.
[F] [Bb] [F] I was sitting in Miami [Cm] [F] [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down when [Bb]
this old [F] gray black gentleman [C]
was
cleaning up [F] the lounge.
[Bb] [F] There wasn't anyone around [Bb] except this old [Gm] man and me.
[C] The guy who ran the bar was [Bb] watching [C] Ironsides [F] on TV.
Uninvited, he sat [Bb] down and opened [Gm] up his mind [Bb] on old [F] dogs and children [C] and [F] watermelon wine.
[Dm] [F]
Ever had a drink of [Bb]
watermelon wine, [Gm] he asked.
[C]
He told me all about it, [Bb] though I [C] didn't [F] answer back.
Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] dime [Bb] but old [F] dogs and children
[C]
and [F] watermelon wine.
[Db]
[Gb] He said, women think about they selves [B] when menfolk ain't around [Abm]
[Db] and friends are hard
to find when [B] they discover [Db] [Gb] that you down.
He said, I tried it all when I was [B] young and in my [Abm] natural prime.
[B] Now it's old [Gb] dogs and children [Db] and [Gb] watermelon wine.
Old dogs care about you [B] even when you [Abm] make mistakes.
[Db]
God bless little children [B] while they're [Db] still too [Gb] young to hate.
When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that line [B] about old [Gb] dogs and children
[Db]
and watermelon [Gb] wine.
[B] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm]
[D] [Am] [D] [G]
I had to catch a plane up [C] to Atlanta that [Am] next day.
[D]
As I left for my room, I saw [C] him picking [D] up [G] my change.
That night I dreamed in peaceful [C] sleep of shady [Am] summertime of [C]
old [G] dogs and children
[D]
and watermelon [G] wine.
[C] [G] [N]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [F]
How old do you think I am, he said.
[Bb]
I said, well, I didn't [Gm] know.
[C]
He said, I turned 65 [Bb] about 11 [C] months ago.
[F] [Bb] [F] I was sitting in Miami [Cm] [F] [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down when [Bb]
this old [F] gray black gentleman [C]
was
cleaning up [F] the lounge.
[Bb] [F] There wasn't anyone around [Bb] except this old [Gm] man and me.
[C] The guy who ran the bar was [Bb] watching [C] Ironsides [F] on TV.
Uninvited, he sat [Bb] down and opened [Gm] up his mind [Bb] on old [F] dogs and children [C] and [F] watermelon wine.
[Dm] [F]
Ever had a drink of [Bb]
watermelon wine, [Gm] he asked.
[C]
He told me all about it, [Bb] though I [C] didn't [F] answer back.
Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] dime [Bb] but old [F] dogs and children
[C]
and [F] watermelon wine.
[Db]
[Gb] He said, women think about they selves [B] when menfolk ain't around [Abm]
[Db] and friends are hard
to find when [B] they discover [Db] [Gb] that you down.
He said, I tried it all when I was [B] young and in my [Abm] natural prime.
[B] Now it's old [Gb] dogs and children [Db] and [Gb] watermelon wine.
Old dogs care about you [B] even when you [Abm] make mistakes.
[Db]
God bless little children [B] while they're [Db] still too [Gb] young to hate.
When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that line [B] about old [Gb] dogs and children
[Db]
and watermelon [Gb] wine.
[B] [Gb]
[Db] [Ebm]
[D] [Am] [D] [G]
I had to catch a plane up [C] to Atlanta that [Am] next day.
[D]
As I left for my room, I saw [C] him picking [D] up [G] my change.
That night I dreamed in peaceful [C] sleep of shady [Am] summertime of [C]
old [G] dogs and children
[D]
and watermelon [G] wine.
[C] [G] [N]
Key:
Bb
C
F
B
Db
Bb
C
F
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ How old do you think I am, he said.
_ [Bb] _
I said, well, I didn't [Gm] know.
_ _ _ [C]
He said, I turned 65 _ _ [Bb] about 11 [C] months ago.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] [F] I was sitting in Miami [Cm] _ [F] [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down when [Bb]
this old [F] gray black gentleman _ [C]
was
cleaning up [F] the lounge. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] [F] There wasn't anyone _ around [Bb] except this old [Gm] man and me.
_ _ [C] The guy who ran the bar was [Bb] watching _ [C] Ironsides [F] on TV.
_ _ _ Uninvited, _ he sat [Bb] down and opened [Gm] up his mind _ [Bb] on _ old [F] dogs and children _ [C] and _ [F] watermelon wine.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _
Ever had a drink of [Bb]
watermelon wine, [Gm] he asked.
_ [C]
He told me all about it, _ [Bb] though I [C] didn't [F] answer back.
_ Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] dime _ [Bb] but _ old [F] dogs and children
_ [C]
and _ [F] watermelon wine.
_ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gb] He said, women think about they selves _ [B] when menfolk ain't around [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Db] and friends are hard
to find when [B] they discover [Db] _ [Gb] that you down.
_ _ He said, I tried it all when I was [B] young and in my [Abm] natural prime.
_ [B] Now it's _ old [Gb] dogs and children _ [Db] and _ [Gb] watermelon wine. _ _ _ _ _ _
Old dogs care about you [B] even when you [Abm] make mistakes.
_ [Db]
God bless little children [B] while they're [Db] still too [Gb] young to hate.
_ When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that line _ [B] about _ old [Gb] dogs and children
_ [Db]
and watermelon [Gb] wine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [G]
I had to catch a plane up [C] to Atlanta that [Am] next day.
_ _ [D]
As I left for my room, I saw [C] him picking [D] up [G] my change.
_ That night I dreamed in peaceful _ [C] sleep of shady _ [Am] summertime of [C] _
_ old [G] dogs and children
_ [D]
and watermelon [G] wine.
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ How old do you think I am, he said.
_ [Bb] _
I said, well, I didn't [Gm] know.
_ _ _ [C]
He said, I turned 65 _ _ [Bb] about 11 [C] months ago.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] [F] I was sitting in Miami [Cm] _ [F] [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down when [Bb]
this old [F] gray black gentleman _ [C]
was
cleaning up [F] the lounge. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] [F] There wasn't anyone _ around [Bb] except this old [Gm] man and me.
_ _ [C] The guy who ran the bar was [Bb] watching _ [C] Ironsides [F] on TV.
_ _ _ Uninvited, _ he sat [Bb] down and opened [Gm] up his mind _ [Bb] on _ old [F] dogs and children _ [C] and _ [F] watermelon wine.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _
Ever had a drink of [Bb]
watermelon wine, [Gm] he asked.
_ [C]
He told me all about it, _ [Bb] though I [C] didn't [F] answer back.
_ Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] dime _ [Bb] but _ old [F] dogs and children
_ [C]
and _ [F] watermelon wine.
_ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gb] He said, women think about they selves _ [B] when menfolk ain't around [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Db] and friends are hard
to find when [B] they discover [Db] _ [Gb] that you down.
_ _ He said, I tried it all when I was [B] young and in my [Abm] natural prime.
_ [B] Now it's _ old [Gb] dogs and children _ [Db] and _ [Gb] watermelon wine. _ _ _ _ _ _
Old dogs care about you [B] even when you [Abm] make mistakes.
_ [Db]
God bless little children [B] while they're [Db] still too [Gb] young to hate.
_ When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that line _ [B] about _ old [Gb] dogs and children
_ [Db]
and watermelon [Gb] wine. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [G]
I had to catch a plane up [C] to Atlanta that [Am] next day.
_ _ [D]
As I left for my room, I saw [C] him picking [D] up [G] my change.
_ That night I dreamed in peaceful _ [C] sleep of shady _ [Am] summertime of [C] _
_ old [G] dogs and children
_ [D]
and watermelon [G] wine.
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _