Kisses Sweeter Than Wine C – 1951

4/4 C - G Am - G Em - G Am C G(2) Am - Em A / C G(2) Am - Em A / O-o oh, kisses sweeter than wine. O-o oh, kisses sweeter than wine.

C - G Am - G Em - G 1.When I was a young man and never been kissed, I got to thinkin' over Am C - G Am - G what I had missed. I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, EmNC Am oh, Lord, I kissed her again.

C G(2) Am - Em A / C G(2) Am - Em A / O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine. O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine.

C - G Am - G Em - G 2.He asked me to marry and to be his sweet wife, and we would be so happy Am C - G Am - G all of our life. He begged and he pleaded like a natural man and then, EmNC Am oh, Lord, I gave him my hand.

C G(2) Am - Em A / C G(2) Am - Em A / O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine. O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine.

C - G Am - G Em - G 3.I worked mighty hard and so did my wife, workin’ hand in hand to Am C - G Am - G make a good life. With corn in the fields and wheat in the bins, and then, EmNC Am oh, Lord, I was the father of twins.

C G(2) Am - Em A / C G(2) Am - Em A / O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine. O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine.

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (cont.)

C - G Am - G Em - G Our children numbered just about four, they all had sweethearts Am C - G Am - G knocking at the door. They all got married, and they didn’t hesitate. I was, EmNC Am oh, Lord the grandmother of eight.

C G(2) Am - Em A / C G(2) Am - Em A / O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine. O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine.

C - G Am - G Em - G Now we are old and ready to go. We get to thinkin’ what happened a Am C - G Am - G long time ago. We had a lot of kids and trouble and pain, but EmNC Am oh, Lord, we’d do it again.

C G(2) Am - Em A / C G(2) Am - Em A / O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine. O-o Oh, kisses sweeter than wine. C G(2) Am - Em A O-o oh, kisses sweeter than wine.

The tune was adapted from ’s “If It Wasn’t for Dicky” (1937) which was adapted from the traditional Irish folk tune “Drimmin Down”. and of The Weavers wrote the lyrics and music for this version in 1950 This is the version done by The Weavers in 1951. Men sing verses 1,3. Women verses 2,4. All sing verse 5 and choruses. Also recorded by Jimmie Rodgers in 1957 and Peter, Paul and Mary in 1966 6/6/2021