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FA / / SIb / SOLm
"How old do you / think I am he said;"/ - "I said "Well I didn't / know".
/ DO / / SIb / FA
He / said "I turned 6 / 5 about / e - leven months a - / go".
FA / / SIb / SOLm
I was sitting in / Miami pourin' / blended whiskey / down,
/ SIb / FA / DO / FA /
When this / old grey black / gentleman was / cleaning up the / lounge. /
/ FA / / SIb / SOLm
There / wasn't any / one around 'cept / this old man and / me;
/ DO / / SIb / FA
The / guy who ran / the bar was watchin' / Ironsides on / TV,
FA / / SIb / SOLm
Uninvited / he sat down and / opened up his / mind,
/ SIb / FA / DO / FA /
On / old dogs and / children / - and watermelon / wine. /
FA / / SIb / SOLm
"Ever had a / drink of water - / melon wine," he / asked?
/ DO / / SIb / FA
He / told me all a - / bout it though / I didn't answer / back.
/ FA / / SIb / SOLm
Ain't but / three things in this / world that's worth a / solitary / dime.
/ SIb / FA / DO / FA /
But / old dogs and / children / - and watermelon / wine. /
/ FA# / / SI / SOL#m
He / said women think a - / bout theyselves when / menfolk ain't a - / round, and
C# (bar) / / B / F#
Friends are hard to / find when they dis - / cover that you're / down.
/ FA# / / SI / SOL#m
He / said I tried all, when / I was young and / in my natural / prime
/ SI / FA# / DO# / FA# /
Now it's / old dogs and / - children / - and watermelon / wine. /
FA# / / SI / SOL#m
Old dogs care a / bout you even / when you make mi - / stakes;
DO# / / SI / FA#
- God bless little / children while they're / still too young to / hate.
/ FA# / /SI / SOL#m
When he / moved away I / found my pen / copied down that / line,
/ SI / FA# / DO# / FA# /
About / old dogs and / children / and watermelon / wine. /
Break: Last line Instrumental then Key shift run to G
/ SOL / / DO / LAm
I / had to catch a / plane up to At - / lanta that next / day,
RE / / DO / SOL
As I left for my / room I saw him / pickin' up my / change.
/ SOL / / DO / LAm
That / night I dreamed in / peaceful sleep of / shady summer / time,
/ DO / SOL / RE / SOL /
Of / old dogs and / children / and watermelon / wine. /
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