...KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE... by Jimmie Rodgers ------------------------------.................. *Released 1957* Verse 1: F#m Well, when I was a young man; never been kissed, Bm F#m I got to thinkin' it over how much I had missed. F#m So I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and then, Bm F#m Oh, Lordy, well, I kissed her again, because... Chorus 1: F#m Bm C#7 F#m She had kisses sweeter than wine, Bm (n.C) F#m She had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine. Gm (Sweeter than wine)... Verse 2: Gm Well, I asked her to marry and to be my sweet wife, Cm Gm I told her we'd be so happy for the rest of our life. Gm I begged and I pleaded like a natural man, Cm (n.C) And then, whoops oh Lordy, well she gave me her hand, because... Chorus 2: Gm Cm D7 Gm She had kisses sweeter than wine, Cm (n.C) Gm She had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine. Abm (Sweeter than wine)... Verse 3: Abm Well, we worked very hard; both me and my wife, C#m Abm Workin' hand-in-hand to have a good life. Abm We had corn in the field and wheat in the bin, C#m (n.C) And then, whoops oh Lord, I was the father of twins, because... Chorus 3: Abm C#m Eb7 Abm She had kisses sweeter than wine, C#m (n.C) Abm She had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine. Am (Sweeter than wine)... Verse 4: Am Well, our children they numbered just about four, Dm Am And they all had a sweetheart a-knockin' on the door. Am They all got married and they wouldn't hesitate, Dm (n.C) I was, whoops oh Lord, the grandfather of eight, because... Chorus 4: Am Dm E7 Am She had kisses sweeter than wine, Dm (n.C) Am She had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine. Bbm (Sweeter than wine)... Verse 5: Bbm Well, now that I'm old and I'm a'ready to go, Ebm Bbm I get to thinkin' what happened, a long time ago. Bbm Had a lot of kids, a lot of trouble and pain, Ebm (n.C) But then, whoops oh Lordy, well, I'd do it all again, because... Chorus 5: Bbm Ebm F7 Bbm She had kisses sweeter than wine, Ebm (n.C) Bbm Ebm, Bbm She had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine... CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F#m Bm C#7 Gm Cm D7 Abm C#m EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 244222 x24432 x46464 355333 x35543 x57575 466444 x46654 Eb7 Am Dm E7 Bbm Ebm F7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD GB E x68686 577555 x57765 x79797 688666 x68876 x8108108 ____ _ __ __ | __| __ __ | | _ _ | \ / | | |__ \ \ / / _____ | | | | | | | | |__ | \ \/ / | ___| | | | | | | | |\_/| | __| | \ / | |= = | | | |_| | | | = | | |____| | | | | | | |_____| | | | | = = = | | | |___ | | = = = | | | | | | |_____| | | |_| |_| | | = = = | |_____ = = Tabbed by |_| |_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2009 = = = = = (clumsyband@hotmail.com)