Old Dogs And Children And Watermelon Wine Chords

Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine     4/4     Tom T. Hall           
Standard Tuning No Capo                            Transcribed by Ken Lee
Intro:   Last line harmonica solo                  Comments and Suggestions to kandvlee@shaw.ca

F               /                     / Bb                        / Gm
"How old do you / think I am he said;"/  - "I said "Well I didn't / know".
   / C                /         / Bb                    / F 
He / said "I turned 6 / 5 about / e -  leven months a - / go".  
F                /               / Bb	         / Gm
I was sitting in / Miami pourin' / blended whiskey / down,
          / Bb             / F             / C               / F       /
When this / old grey black / gentleman was / cleaning up the / lounge. /

      / F          /                  / Bb               / Gm
There / wasn't any / one around 'cept / this old man and / me;
    / C	      /                      / Bb           / F
The / guy who ran / the bar was watchin' / Ironsides on / TV,
F         /                  / Bb            / Gm
Uninvited / he sat down and  / opened up his / mind, 
   / Bb           / F        / C                 / F     /
On / old dogs and / children /  - and watermelon / wine. /  
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F           /                  / Bb              / Gm
"Ever had a / drink of water - / melon wine," he / asked?
   / C	         /                / Bb              / F
He / told me all a - / bout it though / I didn't answer / back.
          / F                    /                      / Bb       / Gm
Ain't but / three things in this / world that's worth a / solitary / dime.
    / Bb           / F        / C                / F     /
But / old dogs and / children / - and watermelon / wine. / 

   / F#	              /                       / B                 / G#m
He / said women think a - / bout theyselves  when / menfolk ain't a - / round, and
C# (bar)	        / 	                   / B                 / F#
Friends are hard to / find when they dis - / cover that you're / down.
   / F#                     / 	          / B             / G#m
He / said I tried all, when / I was young and / in my natural / prime 
         / B	      / F#	        / C#	          / F#    /
Now it's / old dogs and /  - children /  - and watermelon / wine. /
 
F#               /               / B                  / G#m
Old dogs care a  / bout you even / when you make mi - / stakes; 
C#	               /                        / B                  / F#
  - God bless little / children while they're / still too young to / hate.
        / F#	     /	        /B                 / G#m
When he / moved away I / found my pen / copied down that / line,
       / B	          / F#       / C#             / F#    /
About  / old dogs and / children / and watermelon / wine. / 

Break: Last line Instrumental then Key shift run to G

  / G	             /                  / C               / Am
I / had to catch a / plane up to At - / lanta that next / day,
D	           /                / C	        / G
As I left for my / room I saw him / pickin' up my / change.
     / G	              / 	                / C            / Am
That / night I dreamed in / peaceful sleep of / shady summer / time,
   / C	      / G        / D              / G     /	
Of / old dogs and / children / and watermelon / wine. /