Chords for Tom T. Hall - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine

[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] Here now to close the show [F] is Tom T.
Hall [C] with a priceless piece of his [Dm] songwriting art,
Old [Bb] Dogs and Children, [C] [F] and Watermelon Wine.
How old do you think I am, he said.
_ [Bb] _ And [Gm] I said, well I didn't know.
_ _ [C] He said, you know I turned 65 about [Bb] _ [C] 11 months ago.
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And I was sitting in Miami _ [Bb] pouring [Gm] blend. _ _ _
_ [Bb] And I remember when this _ old [F] gray black gentleman _ [C] _ was cleaning up [F] the lawn. _
_ _ _ _ Well there wasn't anyone around [Bb] except this old [Gm] man and me.
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The guy who ran the bar was [Bb] watching _
[C] Ironsides [F] on _ and _ uninvited.
_ He sat down [Bb] and he _
[Gm] opened _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] Old Dogs and Children [C] _
and [F] Watermelon Wine. _ _ _ _
_ Have you ever had a drink of _ [Bb] watermelon _ [Gm] wine, he asked.
_ [C] _ Told me all about it, [Bb] _ [C] though I didn't answer [F] back.
_ He said there ain't but three things in this world [Gm] worth the _ _ solitary dime.
[Bb] But _ [F] Old Dogs and Children [C] _ and [F] Watermelon Wine.
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He said, you know women think about this, Al.
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Well and men of old men don't.
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Friends are hard to find when [B] they discover.
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ He said, son I tried it all when I was young.
_ [B] And in my [Abm] _ natural mind.
[B] I was old [Gb] dogs and children [Db] _
and watermelon [Gb] wine. _ _ _ _
He said, you know old dogs they care about you.
_ _ [B] Even when you make mistakes.
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_ _ [Db] _ God bless little children [Bbm] while [B] they're [Db] still too [Gb] young to read. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And [B] I can't be [Abm] down the line.
[B] My _ _ [Gb] old dogs and children [Db] _ and watermelon [Gb] wine. _
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_ [G] I had to catch a _ plane up [C] to Atlanta _ that [Am] next day.
_ [D] _ I left for my room and I saw [C] him [D] picking up [Am] my chair.
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And that night I dreamed peaceful _ [C] sleep.
_ _ Chains.
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_ _ [C] Our _ [G] old dogs and children [D] _ and watermelon [G] wine.
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