Tom T. Hall - Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine Chords

Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
By Tom T. Hall

Or you can capo 3 and substitue chords accordingly...

F   -  D
F7  -  D7
Bb  -  G
Gm  -  Em




Spoken:
F            F7              Bb 
How old do you think I am he said
            Gm 
I said well I didn’t know
C7          
He said I turned 65
      Bb            C7     F 
About eleven months ago

Sing:
      F          F7            Bb              Gm
I was sittin’ in Miami pourin’ blended whiskey down
          Bb               F         C7                  F  
When this old, grey, black gentleman was cleanin’ up the lounge
      F         F7               Bb               Gm
There wasn’t anyone around ‘cept this old man and me     
C7                                   Bb        C7 F
The guy who ran the bar was watchin’ Ironsides on TV
          F7               Bb            Gm  
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
   Bb           F       C7              F
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine

Same chord progression as above:

Ever had a drink of watermelon wine, he asked
He told me all about it though I didn’t answer back
Ain’t but 3 things in this world that’s worth a solitary dime
But old dogs, children, and watermelon wine



Change Key to F# or D# if capo 3

He said women think about themselves when menfolk ain’t around
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you’re down
He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
Now it’s old dogs, children, and watermelon wine

Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
God bless little children while they’re still too young to hate
When he moved away, I found my pen and copied down that line
‘Bout old dogs and children, and watermelon wine


I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
As I left for my room I saw him pickin’ up my change
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine