Chords for Old Dogs, Children & Water Melon Wine - TOM T HALL
Tempo:
109.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
F
Gb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F] How old do you think I am?"
he said.
[Bb] I said, well, I didn't know.
[Gm]
[C] He said, I turned 65
about [Bb] 11 months [C] ago.
[F]
[Bb] [F] I was sitting in Miami [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down [Bb] when this old
gray [F] black gentleman [C] was cleaning up [F] the lounge.
[Bb] [F] There wasn't anyone around [Bb] except
this old man [Gm] and me.
[C] The guy who ran the bar was watching [Bb]
[C] Ironsides on [F] TV.
Uninvited, he
sat [Bb] down and opened up [Gm] his mind [Bb] on old [F] dogs and children [C] and watermelon [F] wine.
Ever had
a drink of [Bb] watermelon wine?
[Gm] He asked.
[C] He told me all about it, [Bb] though I [C] didn't answer [F] back.
Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] dime but [Bb] old [F] dogs and children
[C] and watermelon [F] wine.
[Db] [Gb] He said, women think about themselves [B] when menfolk ain't around
[Abm] [Db] and friends are hard to find when [B] they discover [Db] [Gb] that you downed.
He said, I tried it all when
I was young [B] 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 make [Abm]
mistakes.
[Db] God bless little children [B] while
they're still [Db] too young [Gb] to hate.
When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that
[B] line about old [Gb] dogs and children [Db] and watermelon [Gb] wine.
[B]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [D]
[Gb] [G] I had to catch a plane up to [C] 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 [C] of old [G] dogs and children [D] and watermelon [G] wine.
[C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F] How old do you think I am?"
he said.
[Bb] I said, well, I didn't know.
[Gm]
[C] He said, I turned 65
about [Bb] 11 months [C] ago.
[F]
[Bb] [F] I was sitting in Miami [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down [Bb] when this old
gray [F] black gentleman [C] was cleaning up [F] the lounge.
[Bb] [F] There wasn't anyone around [Bb] except
this old man [Gm] and me.
[C] The guy who ran the bar was watching [Bb]
[C] Ironsides on [F] TV.
Uninvited, he
sat [Bb] down and opened up [Gm] his mind [Bb] on old [F] dogs and children [C] and watermelon [F] wine.
Ever had
a drink of [Bb] watermelon wine?
[Gm] He asked.
[C] He told me all about it, [Bb] though I [C] didn't answer [F] back.
Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] dime but [Bb] old [F] dogs and children
[C] and watermelon [F] wine.
[Db] [Gb] He said, women think about themselves [B] when menfolk ain't around
[Abm] [Db] and friends are hard to find when [B] they discover [Db] [Gb] that you downed.
He said, I tried it all when
I was young [B] 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 make [Abm]
mistakes.
[Db] God bless little children [B] while
they're still [Db] too young [Gb] to hate.
When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that
[B] line about old [Gb] dogs and children [Db] and watermelon [Gb] wine.
[B]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [D]
[Gb] [G] I had to catch a plane up to [C] 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 [C] of old [G] dogs and children [D] and watermelon [G] wine.
[C] [G]
Key:
C
Bb
F
Gb
B
C
Bb
F
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ How old do you think I am?"
he said.
_ [Bb] I said, well, I didn't know.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] He said, I turned 65 _
about [Bb] 11 months [C] ago.
_ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] I was sitting in Miami _ [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down _ _ [Bb] when this old
gray [F] black gentleman _ _ [C] was cleaning up [F] the lounge. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] There wasn't _ anyone around [Bb] except
this old man [Gm] and me.
_ _ [C] The guy who ran the bar was watching [Bb] _
[C] Ironsides on [F] TV. _ _ _ _
Uninvited, _ he
sat [Bb] down and opened up [Gm] his mind _ [Bb] on old [F] dogs and children _ _ [C] and watermelon [F] wine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ever had
a drink of _ [Bb] watermelon wine?
[Gm] He asked.
_ _ [C] He told me all about it, _ [Bb] though I [C] didn't answer [F] back. _
_ Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] _ dime but [Bb] _ old [F] dogs and children
_ [C] and _ watermelon [F] wine.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] He said, women think about themselves [B] when menfolk ain't around
[Abm] _ _ _ [Db] and friends are hard to find when [B] they discover [Db] _ [Gb] that you downed.
He said, I tried it all when
I was young [B] 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 make [Abm] _
mistakes.
_ [Db] God bless little children _ [B] while
they're still [Db] too young [Gb] to hate.
_ When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that _
_ [B] line about old [Gb] dogs and children _ [Db] and _ watermelon [Gb] wine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [G] I had to catch a plane up to [C] 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 _ [C] of old [G] dogs and children _ [D] and watermelon [G] wine. _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ How old do you think I am?"
he said.
_ [Bb] I said, well, I didn't know.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] He said, I turned 65 _
about [Bb] 11 months [C] ago.
_ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] I was sitting in Miami _ [Bb] pouring blended whiskey [Gm] down _ _ [Bb] when this old
gray [F] black gentleman _ _ [C] was cleaning up [F] the lounge. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] There wasn't _ anyone around [Bb] except
this old man [Gm] and me.
_ _ [C] The guy who ran the bar was watching [Bb] _
[C] Ironsides on [F] TV. _ _ _ _
Uninvited, _ he
sat [Bb] down and opened up [Gm] his mind _ [Bb] on old [F] dogs and children _ _ [C] and watermelon [F] wine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ever had
a drink of _ [Bb] watermelon wine?
[Gm] He asked.
_ _ [C] He told me all about it, _ [Bb] though I [C] didn't answer [F] back. _
_ Ain't but three things in this world that's [Bb] worth a solitary [Gm] _ dime but [Bb] _ old [F] dogs and children
_ [C] and _ watermelon [F] wine.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] He said, women think about themselves [B] when menfolk ain't around
[Abm] _ _ _ [Db] and friends are hard to find when [B] they discover [Db] _ [Gb] that you downed.
He said, I tried it all when
I was young [B] 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 make [Abm] _
mistakes.
_ [Db] God bless little children _ [B] while
they're still [Db] too young [Gb] to hate.
_ When he moved away, I found my pen [B] and copied down [Abm] that _
_ [B] line about old [Gb] dogs and children _ [Db] and _ watermelon [Gb] wine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [G] I had to catch a plane up to [C] 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 _ [C] of old [G] dogs and children _ [D] and watermelon [G] wine. _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _