Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][A][G][D][A][Bm][G][A][D]

[Verse 1]
How old do [D]you think
I am?
[G]He said. I said, well, I [Em]didn't know.
[A]He said, I turned 65
about [G]11 months [A]ago.[D]
I was sittin' in Miami
[G]pourin' blended whiskey [Em]down
When this [G]old gray [D]black gentleman
[A]was cleanin' up the [D]lounge
There wasn't anyone around
except [G]this old man and [Em]me
[A]The guy who ran the bar
was watchin' [G]Ironsides
[A]on T [D].V.[Bm][D]
Uninvited, he sat down
an[G]d opened up [Em]his mind
On [G]old dogs [D]and children
[A]an d watermelon [D]wine.[Bm]
[D]Ever had a drink of watermelon [G]wine,
he [Em]asked.
[A]He told me [F#m]all ab[A]out it,
though [G]I didn't a[A]nswer
back[D].[Bm]
[D]Ain't but three things in this world
that's worth [G]a solitary dime.
[Em]But old [G]dogs and c[D]hildren
[A]an d watermelon [D]wine[Bb]
He [Eb]said women think about themselves
[Ab]when menfolk ain't [Fm]around
And [Bb]friends are hard to find
when they dis[Ab]cover that
[Bb]you're down
[Eb]He said, I tried it all
when I was young
an[Ab]d in my natural [Fm]prime
Now it's [Ab]old dogs [Eb]and children
[Bb]an d watermelon wi[Eb]ne
Old dogs care about you
even [Ab]when you make mistakes
[Fm]God [Bb]bless little children
while [Ab]they're still too [Bb]young [Eb]to hate
When he moved away, I found my pen
and [Ab]copied down that [Fm]line
About [Ab]old dogs a[Eb]nd children
[Bb]an d watermelon wi[Eb]ne[Ab][Eb][Bb][Cm][B]
[E]I had to catch a plane up to Atl[A]anta
that next [F#m]day
[B]As I left for my room
I saw him [A]picking up [B]my chain
[E]That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep
[A]of shady summertime
[F#m]Of old do[A]gs and ch[E]ildren
an[B]d watermelon and w[E]ine[A]