Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Chords by Jimmie Rodgers

Tempo:
86.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gm

G

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] Well, when I was a young man and never [Cm] been kissed, I got to singing it over [Gm] how much I'd miss.
So I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, [Cm] and then, oh [Gm] lordy, well I kissed her again because she had been, she [Cm] had, [Bb] mmm, mmm, kissed the [Gm] sweet of my heart.
Well, I asked her to marry and be my sweet [Cm] wife, I told her we'd be so [Gm] happy for the rest of her life.
We had corn in the field and wheat in [Cm] the field and in the woods, [Bb] oh lord, I was the [Gm] father of twins because we [Ab] had been, [Gm] we had, [Cm] [Gm] mmm, mmm, kissed the sweet of my heart.
[Abm]
Well, our children ate number just about four [Dbm] and they all had a [Abm] hard knock at the door.
They all got married and they didn't [Eb] hesitate, I was, whoop, told [Bb] the lord, the grandfather [Abm] of eight.
He [Dbm] had a twin, I [Abm] was his wife, [Dbm] he had a, mmm, mmm, [Bbm] [Abm]
[Am] kiss.
Well, now that I'm old and I'm ready to go, I get to thinking what happened a long time ago.
I had a lot of kids, a lot of trouble and [Bb] pain, but then, whoop, oh lordy, well I do it all [Am] again because [Dm] she had been, she [Bb] had, mmm, mmm, kissed the sweet of [Am] my heart.
[D] [Am]
[G]
Well, it's a darn good life and it's a good kind of [C] money, how the lord makes money and the people make [D] money and the honey.
[Ab] [G] And they call it a honeycomb and they, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [C] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [D]
[G] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [C] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [G] boom, [D]
[G] boom, [B] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [C]
boom, [G] boom, [D]
[G] [Ab]
boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
And the lord said now that I made a [Db] birth
I'm going to look all around for a little over
[Eb] Coundton in about tweak like the
[F]
And the gass are gonna' [Ab] call in love
oh [Db]
my [Eb] [Ab]
baby's [Db] heart
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Jimmie Rodgers - (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show /1957) Kisses Sweeter Than Wine chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, D, G, C, Eb, Ab and Db. For best results, commence at 87 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 175. With G Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [Gm] Well, when I was a young man and never [Cm] been kissed, I got to singing it over [Gm] how much I'd miss.
So I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, [Cm] and then, oh [Gm] lordy, well I kissed her again because she had been, _ she [Cm] had, [Bb] mmm, mmm, kissed the [Gm] sweet of my heart. _ _
_ _ Well, I asked her to marry and be my sweet [Cm] wife, I told her we'd be so [Gm] happy for the rest of her life.
We had corn in the field and wheat in [Cm] the field and in the woods, [Bb] oh lord, I was the [Gm] father of twins because we [Ab] had been, [Gm] we had, [Cm] _ _ [Gm] mmm, mmm, kissed the sweet of my heart.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _
Well, our children ate number just about four [Dbm] and they all had a [Abm] hard knock at the door.
They all got married and they didn't [Eb] hesitate, I was, whoop, told [Bb] the lord, the grandfather [Abm] of eight.
He [Dbm] had a twin, I [Abm] was his wife, [Dbm] he had a, mmm, mmm, [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ kiss.
Well, now that I'm old and I'm ready to go, I get to thinking what happened a long time ago.
I had a lot of kids, a lot of trouble and [Bb] pain, but then, whoop, oh lordy, well I do it all [Am] again because [Dm] she had been, she _ [Bb] had, mmm, mmm, kissed the sweet of [Am] my heart.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Well, it's a darn good life and it's a good kind of [C] money, how the lord makes money and the people make [D] money and the honey.
_ [Ab] _ [G] And they call it a honeycomb and they, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [C] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [C] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [G] _ boom, _ [D] _
_ _ [G] boom, [B] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [C] _
boom, _ [G] _ boom, _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
And the lord said now that I made a [Db] birth
I'm going to look all around for a little over
[Eb] Coundton in about tweak like the
_ [F]
And the gass are gonna' [Ab] call in love
oh _ _ _ [Db] _
_ my [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ baby's [Db] heart_
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _

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