...KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE... by Jimmie Rodgers
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*Released 1957*


Verse 1:

F#m (244222@1)Well, when I was a young man; never been kissed,
         Bm (x24432@1)                 F#mI (244222@1)got to thinkin' it over how much I had missed.
     F#mSo (244222@1)I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and then,
Bm (x24432@1)                F#m (244222@1)Oh, Lordy, well, I kissed her again, because...

Chorus 1:

F#m (244222@1)    Bm (x24432@1)   C#7 (x4342x@1)        F#m (244222@1)She had kisses sweeter than wine,
         Bm(n.c) (x24432@1)                     F#mShe (244222@1)had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine.

              Gm(Sweeter (355333@1)than wine)...

Verse 2:

        GmWell, (355333@1)I asked her to marry and to be my sweet wife,
           Cm (x3101x@1)                     GmI (355333@1)told her we'd be so happy for the rest of our life.
  GmI (355333@1)begged and I pleaded like a natural man,
          Cm(n.c) (x3101x@1)And then, whoops oh Lordy, well she gave me her hand, because...

Chorus 2:

Gm (355333@1)     Cm (x3101x@1)   D7 (xx0212@1)         Gm (355333@1)She had kisses sweeter than wine,
         Cm(n.c) (x3101x@1)                     GmShe (355333@1)had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine.

              G#m(Sweeter (133111@4)than wine)...

Verse 3:

         G#mWell, (133111@4)we worked very hard; both me and my wife,
        C#m (x13321@4)           G#mWorkin' (133111@4)hand-in-hand to have a good life.
       G#mWe (133111@4)had corn in the field and wheat in the bin,
          C#m(n.c) (x13321@4)And then, whoops oh Lord, I was the father of twins, because...

Chorus 3:


G#m (133111@4)    C#m (x13321@4)  D#7 (x32310@4)        G#m (133111@4)She had kisses sweeter than wine,
         C#m(n.c) (x13321@4)                    G#mShe (133111@4)had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine.

              Am(Sweeter (x02210@1)than wine)...

Verse 4:

          AmWell, (x02210@1)our children they numbered just about four,
         Dm (xx0231@1)                   AmAnd (x02210@1)they all had a sweetheart a-knockin' on the door.
     AmThey (x02210@1)all got married and they wouldn't hesitate,
       Dm(n.c) (xx0231@1)I was, whoops oh Lord, the grandfather of eight, because...

Chorus 4:

Am (x02210@1)     Dm (xx0231@1)   E7 (020130@1)         Am (x02210@1)She had kisses sweeter than wine,
         Dm(n.c) (xx0231@1)                     AmShe (x02210@1)had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine.

              A#m(Sweeter (x13321@1)than wine)...

Verse 5:

      A#mWell, (x13321@1)now that I'm old and I'm a'ready to go,
         D#m (xx4342@1)                     A#mI (x13321@1)get to thinkin' what happened, a long time ago.
A#m (x13321@1)Had a lot of kids, a lot of trouble and pain,
          D#m(n.c) (xx4342@1)But then, whoops oh Lordy, well, I'd do it all again, because...

Chorus 5:

A#m (x13321@1)    D#m (xx4342@1)  F7 (131241@1)         A#m (x13321@1)She had kisses sweeter than wine,
         D#m(n.c) (xx4342@1)                    A#m (x13321@1) D#m, A#mShe (x13321@1)had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine...


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F#m (244222@1)   Bm (x24432@1)    C#7 (x4342x@1)   Gm (355333@1)    Cm (x3101x@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 244222  x24432  x46464  355333  x35543

   D7 (xx0212@1)    G#m (133111@4)   C#m (x13321@4)   D#7 (x32310@4)   Am (x02210@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x57575  466444  x46654  x68686  577555

   Dm (xx0231@1)    E7 (020130@1)    A#m (x13321@1)   D#m (xx4342@1)    F7 (131241@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD GB E
 x57765  x79797  688666  x68876  x8108108
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          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2009    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)