{t:Kisses Sweeter Than Wine}
{st:The Weavers}
When [F]I was a [C]young man and [Dm]never been [C]kissed
I got to [Am]thinking it [Am/C]over [D]what I had missed
I [F]got me a [C]gal I [Dm]kissed her and [C]then
[Am]Oh lord I [D]kissed her again
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
I [F]asked her to [C]marry and [Dm]be my sweet [C]wife
And [Am]we would be so [Am/C]happy the [D]rest of our lives
I [F]begged and I [C]pleaded like a [Dm]natural [C]man and then
[Am]Oh lord she [D]gave me her hand
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
I [F]worked mighty [C]hard and [Dm]so did my [C]wife
Workin [Am]hand in [Am/C]hand to [D]make a good life
With [F]corn in the [C]field and [Dm]wheat in the [C]bins I was
[Am]Oh lord the [D]father of twins
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
Our [F]children they [C]numbered [Dm]just about [C]four
They [Am]all had [Am/C]sweethearts [D]knockin at the door
They [F]all got [C]married and they [Dm]didn’t hesi[C]tate I was
[Am]Oh lord the grandfather of [D]eight
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
[F]Now that we’re [C]old and [Dm]ready to [C]go
We get to [Am]thinkin what [Am/C]happened a [D]long time ago.
We [F]had a lot of [C]kids [Dm]trouble and [C]pain but
[Am]Oh lord we’d [D]do it again
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
[F]Oh [C]oh [Dm]kisses [Am]sweeter than [D7]wine
{t:Kisses Sweeter Than Wine}
