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Black Girl / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine chords by
Pete Seeger
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
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Led Belly was a great musician.
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He couldn't read music,
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but he had the music in his head
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and in his hands.
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Of course, he had many

funny ways of playing.
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He never played an A minor chord
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as long as he lived, but he'd sing in A minor and
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play in A major.
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and another one of his songs,
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well he took over an

old Irish tune

and put some rhythm to it.

Later on, I and the rest of the weavers
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put some new words to it, too.
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And maybe you remember it.
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When I was a young man,
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I'd never been kissed
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I got to thinkin' of her,
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what I'd missed
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Got me a girl, I kissed her and then
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Oh Lord, I kissed her again
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Oh Lord, kisses sweeter than wine

If you believe it, sing it
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Oh, kisses sweeter than wine

I asked her would she marry
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and be my sweet wife
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We'd be so happy, oh the love
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I begged and pleaded like
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a natural man
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And then, oh lord, she gave me her hand
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Oh, kisses sweeter than wine

Sing it for me.
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Oh, these two strangers at one.
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I worked mighty hard and
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so did my wife,
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working hand in hand to
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make a good life.
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Farmed in the field and weeding the pin,
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I was, oh Lord, the father of twins.
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Oh, kisses sweeter than wine.
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Oh, kisses sweeter than wine.
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Our children numbered just about four,
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they all had sweethearts
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a -knockin' at the door.
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They all got married,

they didn't hesitate,
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I was, oh Lord,
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the grandfather of eight.
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Oh, this is sweeter than wine.

Oh,
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Oh, this is sweeter than wine
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Now we are old and ready to go
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We get to thinkin' what
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happened a long time ago
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Had a lot of kids, trouble and pain
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But, oh Lord, we'd do it again
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Oh, this is sweeter
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than wine

Once more for all the grandparents,
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once more for all the little

children who don't know
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Oh, Christmas tree.

Oh, Christmas tree.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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  • D

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Dm

  • Am

  • Em

Capo: 3

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The original key of Black Girl / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine by Pete Seeger is F major.

The primary chords used in Black Girl / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine are F, Bb, Ab, Eb, Fm, Cm.

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