...KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE... by Jimmie Rodgers
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*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:
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   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
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 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |\_/| |   __| |    \  /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
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 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
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          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2009    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)