SHEET MUSIC
by Jimmie Rodgers
*Released 1957*
Verse 1:
[Am] Well, when I was a young man; never been kissed,
I got to [Dm] thinkin' it over how [Am] much I had missed.
So I [Am] got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and then,
[Dm] Oh, Lordy, well, I [Am] kissed her again, because...
[Am] She had [Dm] kisses [E7] sweeter than [Am] wine,
She had, [Dm] mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than [Am] wine.
(Sweeter than wine)...
Verse 2:
Well, I [Am] asked her to marry and to be my sweet wife,
I told her [Dm] we'd be so happy for the [Am] rest of our life.
I [Am] begged and I pleaded like a natural man,
[Dm] And then, whoops oh Lordy, well she [Am] gave me her hand, because...
[Am] She had [Dm] kisses [E7] sweeter than [Am] wine,
She had, [Dm] mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than [Am] wine.
(Sweeter than wine)...
Verse 3:
Well, we [Am] worked very hard; both me and my wife,
Workin' [Dm] hand-in-hand to [Am] have a good life.
We had [Am] corn in the field and wheat in the bin,
[Dm] And then, whoops oh Lord, I was the [Am] father of twins, because...
[Am] She had [Dm] kisses [E7] sweeter than [Am] wine,
She had, [Dm] mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than [Am] wine.
(Sweeter than wine)...
Verse 4:
Well, our [Am] children they numbered just about four,
And they [Dm] all had a sweetheart a-[Am]-knockin' on the door.
They [Am] all got married and they wouldn't hesitate,
[Dm] I was, whoops oh Lord, the grand-[Am]-father of eight, because...
[Am] She had [Dm] kisses [E7] sweeter than [Am] wine,
She had, [Dm] mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than [Am] wine.
(Sweeter than wine)...
Verse 5:
Well, [Am] now that I'm old and I'm ready to go,
I get to [Dm] thinkin' what happened, a [Am] long time ago.
[Am] Had a lot of kids, a lot of trouble and pain,
[Dm] But then, whoops oh Lordy, well, I'd [Am] do it all again, because...
[Am] She had [Dm] kisses [E7] sweeter than [Am] wine,
She had, [Dm] mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than [Am] wine.
