Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
F#m
G#m
A
E
B
C#m
How old
A
B
E
A
do you think I am? said.
B
He said, you know, I turned sixty -five about,
A
B
E
oh, eleven months ago
I was sittin' in Miami
A
F#m
pourin' blended whiskey down
A
E
When this old gray black gentleman
B
E
was cleaning up the lounge
There wasn't anyone around
A
F#m
except this old man and me
A
B
E
was watching Ironsides on TV
When uninvited, he sat down
A
F#m
and opened up his mind
A
E
On old dogs and children
B
E
an d watermelon wine
Have you ever had a drink
A
B
E
though I didn't answer back
He said, there ain't but three
things in the world
A
F#m
that's worth a solitary dime
A
E
But old dogs and children
B
E
C
an d watermelon wine
they think about themselves
Bb
Gm
Well, when menfolk ain't around
Bb
C
F
When they discover that you're down
He said, son, I tried it all when I was young
Bb
Gm
And in my natural pride
Bb
F
C
F
Now it's old dogs and children
Old dogs care about you
Bb
Gm
even when you make mistakes
Bb
C
F
while they're still too young to hate
When he moved away,
I found my pen
Bb
Gm
and copied down the line
Bb
F
About old dogs and children
C
F
C
Bb
F
C
Dm
C#
an d watermelon wine
F#
B
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta
B
C#
F#
I saw him picking up my change
C#
F#
And that night I dreamed
in peaceful sleep
B
G#m
of shady summertime
B
F#
Our whole dogs and children
C#
F#
B
An d watermelon wine
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE F#m G#m A B...
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