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Old Dogs And Children And Watermelon Wine v1 Tom T. Hall
[F]"How old do you / think I am he said;"/ [Bb] - "I said "Well I didn't / [Gm]know".
He / [C]said "I turned 6 / 5 about / [Bb]e - leven months a - / [F]go".
[F]I was sitting in / Miami pourin' / [Bb]blended whiskey [Gm]/ down,
When this / [Bb]old grey black / [F]gentleman was / [C]cleaning up the / [F]lounge. /
There / [F]wasn't any / one around 'cept / [Bb]this old man and / [Gm]me;
The / [C]guy who ran / the bar was watchin[Bb]' / Ironsides o[F]n / TV,
[F]Uninvited / he sat down and / [Bb]opened up his / [Gm]mind,
On / [Bb]old dogs and / [F]children / [C] - and watermelon / [F]wine. /
[F]"Ever had a / drink of water - / [Bb]melon wine," he / [Gm]asked?
He / [C]told me all a - / bout it thoug[Bb]h / I didn't answe[F]r / back.
Ain't but / [F]three things in this / world that's worth a / [Bb]solitary / [Gm]dime.
But / [Bb]old dogs and / [F]children / [C]- and watermelon / [F]wine. /
He / [F#]said women think a - / bout theyselves whe[B]n / menfolk ain't a [G#m]- / round, and
C# (bar) / / B / F#
Friends are hard to / find when they dis - / cover that you're / down.
He / [F#]said I tried all, when / I was young an[B]d / in my natura[G#m]l / prime
Now it's / [B]old dogs and [F#]/ - children / -[C#] and watermelon / [F#]wine. /
[F#]Old dogs care a / bout you even / [B]when you make mi - / [G#m]stakes;
[C#] - God bless little / children while they're / st[B]ill too young to / ha[F#]te.
When he / [F#]moved away I / found m[/B]y pen / copied down t[G#m]hat / line,
About / [B]old dogs and / chil[F#]dren / and [C#]watermelon / wine[F#]. /
Break: Last line Instrumental then Key shift run to G
I / [G]had to catch a / plane up to At - / la[C]nta that next / da[Am]y,
[D]As I left for my / room I saw him / pi[C]ckin' up my [G]/ change.
That / [G]night I dreamed in / peaceful sleep of / shady summ[C]er / time, [Am]
Of / [C]old dogs an[G]d / childre[D]n / and watermelo[G]n / wine. /
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