Jimmie Rodgers – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Bass Tab)

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1957 single release for American Country singer Jimmie Rodgers. The song peaked at number 7 UK Charts. Tab by bass50611. Originally recorded by The Weavers, this is the better version. My tab not exact, Up-Right bassline as I see it and what I would play with a band on stage. Song is on You-Tube.
Intro:  [Spoken]
(Bass Chord)
  Well when I was a young man and never been kissed, I got to
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D|-4---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------------------------------------------------------|

  Thinkin' it over how much I had missed...So I got me a girl
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D|-2-------------------4-------------------------4-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  And I kissed her and then, and then Oh Lordy, well I kissed her again
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D|------------------------------------4-----------------4--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------4----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  because...[CHORUS}       [Break]
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D|-4----------------4-----4-------4-----4---4-4-5-----5----|
A|-------4---2--2------4-------------4-------------5-----5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2 & Chorus:]                     [Break]                 [Break]
G|-------------5--5--------------------5-----------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----------5-----5-----5--5----------5------------5-----5--|
A|----5-----5-----------5-----5-------------------5---3--3-----5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5----4-6-----6----|
A|----5-----5------6-----6-|
E|-------------------------|

[Verse 3 & Chorus:]                     [Break]                 [Break]
G|-------------6--6--------------------6-----------------------------|
D|-6-----6--6--------6-----6-----6--6-----------6------------6-----6-|
A|----6-----------------6-----6--------------------6---4--4-----6----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-6-----6----5-7-----7----|
A|----6-----6------7-----7-|
E|-------------------------|

[Verse 4 & Chorus:]                     [Break]                 [Break]
G|-------------7--7--------------------7-----------------------------|
D|-7-----7--7--------7-----7-----7--7-----------7------------7-----7-|
A|----7-----------------7-----7--------------------7---5--5-----7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-7-----7----6-8-----8----|
A|----7-----7------8-----8-|
E|-------------------------|

[Verse 5 & Chorus:]                     [Break]                 [Break]
G|-------------8--8--------------------8---------------------3-----3-|
D|-8-----8--8--------8-----8-----8--8-----------8---------------3----|
A|----8-----------------8-----8--------------------8---6--6----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           [END Bass Chords]
G|-3-----3-------------------|
D|----3-----3---1--1-1--3--3-|
A|---------------------------|
E|----------------------1--1-|